Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daddish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dad-dish
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a dad; paternal.

Example Sentences

"'Then get it now please,' said Dad, and then he sat down in the armchair and opened his newspaper in front of his face in a daddish sort of way. looked under the table."
"Butthere was one thing I'd always wanted to do, and that was to take a lad to the football. Silly really, but there it is. It seems such a daddish thing to do."
"He's carving a roast chicken, and he looks daddish in a wholesome coffee-commercial way but still vital."

Etymology

From dad + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dad

Inflected Forms

more daddish (comparative) most daddish (superlative)

Derived Forms

daddishly daddishness

Questions

What does daddish mean?: Like a dad; paternal.
Where does daddish come from?: From dad + -ish.

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