Daddy

//ˈdæd.i// adj, name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a dad. informal, uncommon

    "In 1989, Hollywood brought us Field of Dreams, one of the daddiest dad movies ever."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    One's father. childish, colloquial

    "Jenny's voice broke. “Daddy told me that she and Joey, my baby brother, were killed when I was two.”"

Noun
  1. 1
    Father. childish, usually
  2. 2
    an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk wordnet
  3. 3
    A perfect example, a role model. informal

    "the daddy of them all"

  4. 4
    A male lover. informal

    "She looked at me with that familiar desire Her eyes lit up like they were on fire She said, "My name's Flo, and you're on the right track, But look here, daddy, I wear furs on my back, So if you want to have fun in this man's land, Let Lincoln and Jackson start shaking hands.""

  5. 5
    A sexually attractive man, particularly—but not exclusively—a father or an older man. slang, vulgar
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  1. 6
    An informal term of address for a man. dated, slang

    "Rock 'n' roll is cool, daddy, and you know it!"

  2. 7
    A dominant male partner, often used as an address.

    "The guy I've been dating offered to do bondage with me, and I was like "Yes please, daddy.""

  3. 8
    A male juvenile delinquent in a reformatory who dominates the other inmates through threats and violence. slang

    "However, what is of interest is that it is clear that the staff have to use the prisoners to run the borstal and thus do not object to, or try to control the inmate subculture that produces 'daddies', violence, sexual assault and racism, […]"

  4. 9
    A stage manager. obsolete, slang
  5. 10
    The person who gives away the bride at a wedding, in the absence of her actual father. obsolete, slang
  6. 11
    An accomplice selected to win the prize in a fraudulent raffle or lottery. obsolete, slang
  7. 12
    The man in charge of a casual ward, generally an elderly pauper. obsolete, slang
Verb
  1. 1
    To father; to sire. Appalachia, transitive

    ""Just supposin' Mister has daddied a pup here and there," said old man Rivers. "What's wrong with that? Ain't your foxhounds han'some and hard-runnin'?" "But they all pint birds," said my Pa. "Whoever heered of a foxhound pintin' birds?""

Etymology

Etymology 1

From dad + -y (diminutive suffix).

Etymology 2

From dad + -y (diminutive suffix).

Etymology 3

From dad + -y (adjectival suffix).

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