daddy

Meaning

Noun

1. (childish, usually) Father.
2. (informal) A perfect example, a role model.
3. (informal) A male lover.
4. (slang, vulgar) A sexually attractive man, particularly—but not exclusively—a father or an older man.
5. (dated, slang) An informal term of address for a man.
6. A dominant male partner, often used as an address.
7. (slang) A male juvenile delinquent in a reformatory who dominates the other inmates through threats and violence.
8. (obsolete, slang) A stage manager.
9. (obsolete, slang) The person who gives away the bride at a wedding, in the absence of her actual father.
10. (obsolete, slang) An accomplice selected to win the prize in a fraudulent raffle or lottery.
11. (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

Translations

papa

👨‍👦

papá

👨‍👦

Vati

👨‍👦

papà

👨‍👦

Papa

👨‍👦

pappa

papai

👨‍👦

baba

👨‍👦

Papi

👨‍👦

pappie

👨‍👦

babbo

👨‍👦

papa

👨‍👦

tata

👨‍👦

pa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdædi/

Etymology

From dad + -y (diminutive suffix).