1
as in dad
a male human parent
I stopped calling my father "Daddy" because I thought it sounded childish
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as in ancestor
something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed
Cook's Tours can be considered the daddy of all organized travel tours
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Recent Examples of daddy
The Accountant 2: Dependency Exemption, in a nod to the daddy issues running through this now-series.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen’s daughter Lola is a daddy’s girl.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
For the first time, his young son wanted to come to the Oscars to see his daddy win.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
Kaling has never confirmed who the father of her three children is, but fans have speculated for years about the possibility of the baby daddy being Kaling’s close friend B.J. Novak.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 19 Feb. 2025
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen’s daughter Lola is a daddy’s girl.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
For the first time, his young son wanted to come to the Oscars to see his daddy win.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
Kaling has never confirmed who the father of her three children is, but fans have speculated for years about the possibility of the baby daddy being Kaling’s close friend B.J. Novak.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daddy
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Among others, this season's cast included Hook's Piper and her family: dad Timothy (Jason Isaacs), mom Victoria (Parker Posey), and brothers Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger), and Lochlan (Sam Nivola).—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Guerrero, the son of Hall of Fame outfielder Vladimir Guerrero, was born in Montreal during his dad’s tenure with the Expos.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
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The ancestors of tens of millions of Americans left miserable lives in Ireland for initially difficult ones here.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
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Jackson was captivated by the use of water as a symbol of freedom and hope for her ancestors in the lyrics of the spirituals.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2025
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Every summer, Sean Decker does what many other fathers do with their children.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Paisley’s father got a chance to see Pride again in 2009, when President Obama hosted a country music night at the East Room in the White House, featuring the trailblazing singer and his son, alongside Alison Krauss.—
Stephen L. Betts,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
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The most obvious forerunner is Video Quartet, a 2002 work in which four screens show four videos simultaneously, each constructed from myriad film clips, all synced in a way that interlaces their soundtracks into a musical composition.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Solution #4: Charles Schwab Schwab, a forerunner in discount brokerage, has a bank subsidiary that can do what banks usually do.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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In addition, neighborhoods would no longer be required — as a precursor to meters — to test out two-hour and three-hour parking zones enforced by chalking tires instead of meters.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Directed by Arthur Penn, who brought a bold visual style, frank sexuality and graphic, balletic violence to a Hollywood dominated by optimistic pictures, this countercultural romance served as a precursor to the generational tension and mistrust in authority that was quietly pervading the country.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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As improbable as that sounds for an upright, short-wheelbase 4×4, the EV Bronco prototype is about much more than just straight-line speed and all-electric range.—
Michael Van Runkle,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2025
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His most egregious act may have been sharing a video that purported to show a fully functional prototype, whereas the truck actually was rolling down a small hill.—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daddy. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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