daddy

[ dad-ee ]

noun

, plural dad·dies.

1. Informal. a diminutive of dad ¹.
2. Slang. sugar daddy.
3. Slang. an affectionate or familiar term of address to a boyfriend or male romantic partner, especially if he is older.

verb (used with object)

, dad·died, dad·dy·ing.

1. Chiefly Appalachian. to father or sire.

daddy

/ ˈdædɪ /

noun

1. an informal word for father
2. the daddy slang.
   the supreme or finest example

   the daddy of them all

3. slang.
   the dominant male in a group; boss; top man

Word History and Origins

Origin of daddy¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; dad ¹ + -y ²

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. daddy of all, Informal. the greatest or most notable example of:

   the daddy of all motorcycles.

More idioms and phrases containing daddy

see big daddy ; granddaddy of them all ; sugar daddy .

Example Sentences

CNN describes a service that included a horse-drawn carriage carrying Payne’s dark blue casket with silver fittings, adorned with two floral tributes draped on top, one reading “son” while the other read “daddy.”

From Salon

The “Strip That Down” singer’s dark blue casket arrived at the church in a white horse-drawn hearse carrying floral arrangements spelling the words “son” and “daddy,” the BBC said.

From Los Angeles Times

I didn’t want to have to become a businessperson, but that is what — without a sugar daddy or a trust fund, and outside the confines of academia — being an artist does to you.

From Salon

Instead, in the tradition of lazy frat daddies paying someone else to take tests for them, Musk purchased Trump voters with a $1 million-a-day lottery.

From Salon

"I wasn't going to watch it but my mother-in-law and my mother were like 'come on, we’ll put it on, it's nice for her to see her daddy on telly'."

From BBC

Related Words

• ancestor
• dad
• parent
• predecessor