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daddy

[dad-ee] / ˈdæd i /
NOUN
dad
Synonyms


NOUN
papa
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


Example Sentences

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In the end, Lachlan received the long-sought kiss from daddy while James discovered, through an assortment of leaks, how much his mother and father couldn’t stomach him.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

The Secretary General of Nato Mark Rutte, referred to him, bizarrely, as "daddy".

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

“I just sat here watchin my daddy die after feeling like it was the first time he and I were truly building,” Archer wrote in an Instagram story shared Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

“My daddy was a minister,” Gaye said, “and so when I began to sing it was for him.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

May always said that once she got with Ob, her mommy and daddy could rest easy, and they finally flew off to that big church picnic in the sky.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant