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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

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

“I was torn. But I couldn’t leave your daddy like that, knowing his own brother might be lying dead back behind us in the woods. We’d grown up together, our families.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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

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

They set little traps for Hunham’s arrogance and sic their daddies on the administrators, who then bear down on him.

From New York Times Oct. 26, 2023

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

From Seattle Times Jun. 16, 2023

Their daddies were executives, or ambassadors, or celebrities.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

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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