Definition of Daddy

1. Noun. An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk.

Exact synonyms: Dad, Dada, Pa, Papa, Pappa, Pop
Generic synonyms: Begetter, Father, Male Parent

Definition of Daddy

1. n. Diminutive of Dad.

Definition of Daddy

1. Proper noun. One's father ¹

2. Noun. (usually childish) father. ¹

3. Noun. (informal) male lover. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Daddy

1. father [n -DIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Daddy

dadaistic
dadaistically
dadaists
dadas
dadded
daddie
daddies
dadding
daddio
daddle
daddled
daddles
daddling
daddock
daddocks
daddy
daddy-long-legs
daddy-longlegs
daddy-o
daddy long-legs spider
daddy longlegs
daddyhood
daddyish
dadgum
dadgummit
dadlike
dado
dado plane
dado rail
dado rails

Literary usage of Daddy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents, Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"I have seen a "daddy" walk into a drop of water and his foot was never wetted, ... Notice that, when the "daddy" is running, these two legs are spread wide ..."

2. To Mother: An Anthology of Mother Verse by Kate Douglas (Smith) Wiggin (1917)
"See him in the corners hidin' frae the licht, See him at the window gloomin' at the nicht; Turn up the gas licht, close the shutters a', An' Auld Daddy ..."

3. The Early Diary of Frances Burney, 1768-1778: With a Selection from Her by Fanny Burney (1889)
"Streatham, May 20/79, credo.1 " My dear Daddy ! Your last sweet Letter was the most acceptable I almost ever received in my life,—your extreme kindness to ..."

4. A Child's Book of Old Verses (1910)
"See him in the corners hidin' frae the licht, See him at the window gloomin' at the nicht; Turn up the gas licht, close the shutters a', An' Auld Daddy ..."

5. Advanced Elocution: Designed as a Practical Treatise for Teachers and by J. W. Shoemaker, George Beswick Hynson, John Hendricks Bechtel (1896)
"THIS was the picture in front of " Old Daddy Turner's" cabin in the ... Doan' you know dat Daddy Turner am jist on de p'int of dyin' and gwine up to hebben ..."

6. The Nursery by John L. Shorey (Firm (1881)
"Old Daddy Frog lives in a bog, And his coat is bot-tle • green ; handsomely drest, ... 2 Old Daddy Frog leaps on a log, In a spry and jaunty way; ..."

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