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Definition of Daddy
1. Noun. An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk.
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
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; ..."
Other Resources:
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