Meanings
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1
noun
A father; used especially by or to young children (informal).
The little girl ran to hug her daddy.
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2
noun
A friendly, informal way to address a man (slang).
"Hey, daddy, where are you headed?" the man called out.
Thesaurus
Word family
Forms
daddies
Derived forms
baby-daddycrawdaddydaddy-long-legsdaddy-odaddy-ohdaddyhooddaddyishdaddykinsdaddylessgrand-daddygranddaddyhigh-daddy
Related forms
dadbod
Etymology
From dad + -y (diminutive suffix).