daddy

noun

dad·​dy ˈda-dē How to pronounce daddy (audio)
plural daddies

Examples of daddy in a Sentence

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.
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Could this song also be about our sky daddy, a.k.a. Glamour, 11 July 2025 My daddy always told me the first thing a baseball player has to lose is his fear of the baseball. Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025 Leather daddies balletically hang and spin from chains. Hazlitt, 25 June 2025 That’s after years of Fiona channeling her anger toward her father for the benefit of her litigious clients back in L.A. but doing little to resolve her daddy issues. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for daddy

Word History

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of daddy was in 1523

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“Daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daddy. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

daddy

noun
dad·​dy ˈdad-ē How to pronounce daddy (audio)
plural daddies

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