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as in dads
a male human parent
I stopped calling my father "Daddy" because I thought it sounded childish
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as in ancestors
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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Noun
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Historically, dads were primarily seen as providers, but today, more fathers are actively participating in hands-on parenting.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025 -
Many others questioned whether the comments were coming from boomers and believed that millennial dads were in fact very involved.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Now this may be simply because a few uniquely talented craftsman build each Torpedo by hand on a small Swedish island where their ancestors have literally been building boats for more than 1000 years.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Their ancestors evolved in dry areas, so this element can feel unfamiliar to them.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Daddies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daddies. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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