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daddy

[dad-ee] / ˈdæd i /
NOUN
dad
Synonyms


NOUN
papa
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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“I took off on a horse at 11 years old when my daddy bought me my first one,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

“I think there’s definitely a wish to provide for his mother, and to be the daddy of Team Green,” actor Ewan Mitchell said, referring to a fan name for his family’s faction.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

They gave daddy $855.53 per semester for four or five years.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2026

"She is understandably traumatised by this and is now suffering with separation anxiety with me because she does not want me to go and not come back 'like daddy did'."

From BBC Feb. 20, 2026

Sometimes his daddy wore training pants when he was shaving.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

He adds: "Putin was playing this sort of very, very, I suppose, traditional Soviet leadership role, but he was doing it in an era of the reality show, MTV and sugar daddies."

From BBC May 30, 2026

When Miner’s oldest son was in kindergarten, “he came bouncing home one day saying, ‘Mommies can marry mommies, and daddies can marry daddies!’

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 12, 2024

But they’re also doing something many child-free cat ladies and cat daddies can relate to on a scale that suits them – growing food, making butter, harvesting eggs.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2024

“I trust mamas, I trust daddies, to deal with the health care of their children.”

From Seattle Times Jun. 16, 2023

“Ay, I’m being honest. My thing is, girls usually date boys who are like their daddies, and I ain’t gon’ lie, when I saw that white—Chris,” he corrects, and I smile.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

With Henry suddenly tired of daddying, the twins melted back into the woods with Wash every chance they got, taking Edgar along for their adventures.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez




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