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
My daughter was super psyched that daddy was going to be nice to me on screen.
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Liza Esquibias, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
The next morning, however, Roman turns up at Parker’s plant daddy paradise, having cut his trip short.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Now, however, lots of lovely baubles are coming to daddy!
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Does Cassidy miss being a daddy—a daddy to small children?
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
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Liza Esquibias, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
The next morning, however, Roman turns up at Parker’s plant daddy paradise, having cut his trip short.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Now, however, lots of lovely baubles are coming to daddy!
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Does Cassidy miss being a daddy—a daddy to small children?
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daddy
Noun
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My dad revered Mary of Egypt, who was also known as the Harlot of the Desert, and was largely forgotten in the West.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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Clint followed in his dad’s footsteps, both in deed and demeanor.—
Jenni Carlson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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During the Pleistocene, our ancestors lived through several different ice ages.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
9 Apr. 2025
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Until recently, the ancestors of insects were thought to be more millipede-like and evolved once invertebrates began to live on land.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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It is understood that father and son didn’t meet before Charles and Camilla headed to Italy.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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In 1913, his father acquired the famed Indore Pear diamonds from Chaumet, marking the beginning of a long-standing relationship with the historic Parisian Maison, Christie’s said.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Yet this brand of Christian Zionism is clearly the forerunner to today’s – and holds sway in Washington.—
Shalom Goldman,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2025
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The title is an apt, if sort of obvious, introduction to Turner, who has been hailed as the forerunner to modern art.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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After earmarking 610 billion won ($414 million) to build a battery plant near its Busan headquarters, the company unveiled its battery prototype in March 2024, touting it as more powerful than Tesla’s.—
Gloria Haraito,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Amazon launched a pair of prototype satellites in 2023, but the operational versions are different, and this mission fills the capacity of ULA's Atlas V rocket.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daddy. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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