daddy
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈdædi/
- Baby Talk
- Every night, my daddy reads me a story before bed.
- Mommy and daddy
- tell daddy
- daddy says
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Watch on YouTubeWhen I say it's daddy, she goes mad.
- When I say it's daddy, she goes mad.
- Listen to what my daddy said, Mary.
- My first word was I think Daddy and then Ball and then bastard.
- It's like, listen, don't think that your daddy knows everything, you know?
- If you're a chick that's got daddy issues, you chose him, didn't you?
- And that's how the high command took my daddy from me.
- And she said my daddy's the most famous man in the world.
- All right, then go tell your daddy that I made you go home.
Examples
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- Okay, I love you, Daddy.
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Seriously, Daddy is going to be just thrilled about this.
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Listen to what my daddy said, Mary.
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Oh boy, did my daddy talk about you.
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When I say it's daddy, she goes mad.
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All right, Listen, Daddy, this is from Mama.
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Please have Daddy call the office.
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So, I got your message, Daddy.
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I was only surprised that it took Mama and Daddy so long to get another one.
Fiction book (1990) -
Daddy, what are you doing?
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A man who is your father
610
8.2
A person's father, used as a friendly name
522
1.6
An informal word a child uses for their father
406
1.4
A casual word for one's father
130
8.2
A father's informal name
101
9.0
A father or grandfather someone calls in a loving way
37
8.5
A warm word some families use for father or grandfather
30
9.9
A friendly name for your father
25
9.1
A young child's word for father
15
8.2
A familiar loving name a child uses for their father
14
6.2
A Catholic priest in Spanish-speaking countries or a father
7
8.1
A word children use for their father
1
9.1
A word children use for their father in South Asian families
A loving nickname for a child's grandfather or sometimes father
Compounds
- NSFW
14
7.4
An older rich man who gives money and gifts to a younger person for romantic or sexual attention
2
3.6
A large fly with very long legs that looks like a mosquito but does not bite
1
3.2
A small animal like a spider, not a fly, with a round body and very long thin legs
How Affectionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Daddy comes from baby talk like dad and dada, simple repeated sounds that children make, and it became a warm word for 'father'.