daddy
/ˈdædi/
Frequency: 4.36 in modern English
Meaning
noun
Often in the form the daddy of: the most important or influential man in a field or group; a doyen.
Informal
noun
Chiefly used as a term of address: a man who is not one's father, often but not necessarily older than oneself.
Dated; Informal; Slang
noun
An older masculine sexual partner, especially one who is more sexually dominant; specifically, one who prefers younger partners.
Informal
noun
A dominant partner in a homosexual relationship; especially one who provides protection to a more vulnerable inmate.
Informal
noun
A husband; also, a woman's (often older) male lover; (generally) a sexually attractive man; a hunk.
American usage; Informal
noun
Often in the form old daddy: a man or an organization regarded as having the qualities of a father, especially in being in a position of authority, or outdated or paternalistic.
Informal
Example Sentences
- "By saynt Mary, my lady, / Your mammy and your dady / Brought forth a godely babi!"
- "But unto letters vvas I alvvays ſquinting, / So aſk’d my daddy’s leave to ſtudy Printing; […]"
- "Says—"Carterhaugh it is mine ain; / My daddie gave it me; / I'll come and gang to Carterhaugh, / And ask nae leave o' thee."— […]"
- "Jane […] could not believe that there was a fault in daddy."
- "Daddy wouldn't buy me a bow wow! bow wow! / Daddy wouldn't buy me a bow wow! bow wow, / I've got a little cat, / And I'm very fond of that, / But I'd rather have a bow wow, wow, wow, wow, wow."
- "Come to your ould daddie, you lil sandpiper."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: -y
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdædi/
- British English: /ˈdædi/
Usage
- Informal
- Dated
- Slang
- American usage
- Obsolete
- Transitive verb
- Colloquial