sugar daddy

noun

1
: a well-to-do usually older man who supports or spends lavishly on a mistress, girlfriend, or boyfriend
2
: a generous benefactor of a cause or undertaking

Examples of sugar daddy in a Sentence

She's on the lookout for a new sugar daddy. the only reason the town has any Independence Day fireworks in the first place is because the Internet tycoon has willingly become the event's de facto sugar daddy
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There's his close friend Kat (Megan Suri) and her shady Russian sugar daddy Sergey (Rupert Friend), the owner of the property, as well as Eli (Harvey Guillén) and his boyfriend Patrick (Lukas Gage). Megan McCluskey, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025 The brash attorney and entrepreneur has also become known as the sugar daddy of the University of Miami athletic program, making headlines for his company’s sponsorship of star players and bold proposals to build the university a new football stadium. Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025 Well, snuggling up to a sugar daddy or momma for housing has a long history here. Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024 Americans and Canadians with a history of sugar dating perceive sugar babies as having more power than their sugar daddies, mamas, and non-binary benefactors. Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sugar daddy 

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sugar daddy was in 1926

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“Sugar daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugar%20daddy. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.

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