Daddy Meaning
/ˈdæd.i/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounFather.
nounA perfect example, a role model.
Sentence Examples
Mummy and Daddy are very nervous.
Daddy was in his office, under our flat.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The toddler reached up and called her ____ to pick her up.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Mummy and ____ are very nervous.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English dad Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English daddy From dad + -y (diminutive suffix).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[Norman Mailer] was, though, absolutely the daddy of faction, his novels or journalism reporting every conflict from 1939 to Iraq and biographising Americans including John F Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Muhammad Ali and Neil Armstrong."
— 2007 November 12, Mark Lawson, “The king of faction”, in The Guardian:
"She looked at me with that familiar desire
Her eyes lit up like they were on fire
She said, "My name's Flo, and you're on the right track,
But look here, daddy, I wear furs on my back,
So if you want to have fun in this man's land,
Let Lincoln and Jackson start shaking hands.""
— 1955, Ray Charles, Greenbacks:
"The very attractive Daddy-type in the harness and cap."
— 1988 May 7, Christopher Wittke, “It Takes Two To Tango”, in Gay Community News, page 10:
"However, what is of interest is that it is clear that the staff have to use the prisoners to run the borstal and thus do not object to, or try to control the inmate subculture that produces 'daddies', violence, sexual assault and racism, […]"
— 2004, David Wilson, Sean O'Sullivan, Images of Incarceration, page 162:
"The daddies were the chaps of the old borstal system, leaders who had clawed their way to the top of the borstal food chain by showing gameness and the ability and willingness to inflict serious violence on their fellow detainees."
— 2015, Noel 'Razor' Smith, The Criminal Alphabet: An A-Z of Prison Slang:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The toddler reached up and called her ____ to pick her up.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Mummy and ____ are very nervous.