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daddy

[dad-ee] / ˈdæd i /
NOUN
dad
Synonyms


NOUN
papa
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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"My dad wasn't an educated man, he wasn't able to read and write, but my daddy had a great sense of business," she told the BBC's World Service in 2017.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

"My mother was a Democrat and my daddy was a Republican, so I’m a hypocrite," she quipped.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

“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

It’s an uncle, daddy, a sister, brother, kids everywhere.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2026

Tullahoma was where Momma and Wynn had grown up, where my daddy had gone to high school, and where I was born.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

"This is about validating the grief of these mummies and daddies - putting it in stone that this wee person existed," she said.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2025

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

“Videos will be shown to the students including one where it says, ‘some kids have 2 mommies, some have 2 daddies.’

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 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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