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
Also on Hurzeler’s bench against Bournemouth were cover goalkeeper Jason Steele (35) and the daddy of them all, 40-year-old James Milner.
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Of course, my daddy's name is clear.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Today, daddy caught a metal post to the ankle.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
Colette is so lucky to have the best daddy in the world.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Of course, my daddy's name is clear.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Today, daddy caught a metal post to the ankle.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
Colette is so lucky to have the best daddy in the world.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daddy
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Buck had to hear about his dad's exploits—his legend—from others, but a hint was as basic as his name.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Nasir Khan, a scrawny Pakistani American college student living with his parents in Queens, sneaks out and drives his dad’s taxi to a party in Manhattan.—
Stephanie Bai,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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But now, a series of tea parties with an ape named Kanzi suggests some of our closest ancestors may have this ability too.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
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The findings also suggest that herbivory evolved independently in several different groups of early land vertebrates, not just in the ancestors of modern reptiles.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Their accounts gave me shivers of recognition—their experiences echoed my father’s stories.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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The two become inseparable, to the dismay of Cathy’s paid companion Nelly (Vi Nguyen), and only become closer after Heathcliff takes a beating on Cathy’s behalf from her alcoholic father (Martin Clunes) for missing his birthday celebration.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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The forerunner of British Invasion took the summit of American entertainment, which was a huge deal across generations.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Manufactured between 1960 and 1980, Scouts were beefy 4x4s and a forerunner to the SUV.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Commercial prediction markets have resisted efforts by states to classify and regulate them as gambling companies, insisting that they — like their precursor in Iowa — should be overseen by federal regulators.—
Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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There’s a direct line from Licklider’s work to ARPANET, a precursor to the internet and World Wide Web, through the work of Robert Taylor, Doug Engelbart, Ted Nelson, and Tim Berners-Lee.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daddy. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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