I stopped calling my father “Daddy” because I thought it sounded childish.
Cook's Tours can be considered the daddy of all organized travel tours.
Recent Examples on the WebLove me, love Tatum, love your cousins, love Lovey, love your daddy.—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024 End of carousel Dad shows up Beyoncé has daddy issues, okay?—Shane O’Neill, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024 In August 1987, Dirty Dancing swept moviegoers off their feet with the upstairs-downstairs romance between an earnest daddy’s girl (Jennifer Grey) and a macho dance instructor (Patrick Swayze) at the fictional Kellerman's resort in the Catskills.—EW.com, 30 Mar. 2024 For instance, the organs might help daddy longlegs detect differences in light, which may influence their circadian rhythms.—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024 By just looking at daddy longlegs, scientists could only see their two forward-facing peepers.—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024 Also in the picture are Lou’s deplorable brother-in-law JJ ( Palo Alto native Dave Franco, nearly unrecognizable) who beats his wife Beth (Jena Malone), and Lou’s bug-loving, long-haired daddy Lou Sr. (a reptilian Ed Harris), who runs a shooting range.—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024 In one corner is the leading superhero movie of 2023, while in the other, a beautifully melancholic work from the daddy of Japanese animation Hayao Miyazaki.—Tom Page, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024 Last month, Maluma spoke about getting ready for daddy duty at the 2024 Grammy Awards.—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
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