daddy

Meaning

Noun

1. Father.
2. (informal) A perfect example, a role model.
3. (informal) A male lover.
4. (slang) An informal term of address for a man.
5. A dominant male partner, often used as an address.
6. (slang) A male juvenile delinquent in a reformatory who dominates the other inmates through threats and violence.
7. (obsolete,slang) A stage manager.
8. (obsolete,slang) The person who gives away the bride at a wedding, in the absence of her actual father.
9. (obsolete,slang) An accomplice selected to win the prize in a fraudulent raffle or lottery.
10. (obsolete,slang) The man in charge of a casual ward, generally an elderly pauper.

Verb

To father; to sire.

Adj

Resembling or characteristic of a dad.

Synonyms

dad

👨‍👦

father

👨‍👦

papa

👨‍👦

pop

dada

pa

pappa

sire

Dad

👨‍👦

Father

👨‍👦

Lord

male parent

Pa

daddy-o

begetter

fader

parent

pater

paw

poppa

pops

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdædi/

Etymology

From dad + -y.