DADDY

dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop

(noun) an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Daddy

(colloquial, childish) One's father.

Etymology

Noun

daddy (plural daddies)

(usually, childish) Father.

(informal) A male lover.

(dated slang) An informal term of address for a man.

(slang) A male juvenile delinquent in a reformatory who dominates the other inmates through threats and violence.

Synonyms

• da (Irish)

• dad

• dadda

• daddio

• pa

• papa

• paw

• pop

• poppa

• See also father

Verb

daddy (third-person singular simple present daddies, present participle daddying, simple past and past participle daddied)

(chiefly, Appalachia) To father; to sire.

Source: Wiktionary


Dad"dy, n.

Definition: Diminutive of Dad. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SOMETIME

(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”


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