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as in dad
a male human parent
I stopped calling my father "Daddy" because I thought it sounded childish
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as in ancestor
something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed
Cook's Tours can be considered the daddy of all organized travel tours
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Recent Examples of daddy
Charmaine was being threatened by her baby daddy Calvin and was looking into getting a restraining order against him.
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Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Mom and daddy had 12, and daddy had a couple later, but anyhow, this is all mom's and daddy's 12 kids, and each charm has their little names and birthdays.
—Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
My daughter was super psyched that daddy was going to be nice to me on screen.
—Brianne Tracy, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Feedback concerning the project has been fiery: Think 27-hour-long county board meetings, dissenters showing up in Civil War garb and even a letter of opposition from No. 1 history daddy Ken Burns.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Mom and daddy had 12, and daddy had a couple later, but anyhow, this is all mom's and daddy's 12 kids, and each charm has their little names and birthdays.
—Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
My daughter was super psyched that daddy was going to be nice to me on screen.
—Brianne Tracy, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Feedback concerning the project has been fiery: Think 27-hour-long county board meetings, dissenters showing up in Civil War garb and even a letter of opposition from No. 1 history daddy Ken Burns.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daddy
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As a kid, Solo watched the Sheriff shoot his IT Head father, Russell Conroy, after locking himself in the vault on his dad’s instructions to protect him.Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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The Stellar 90s have a squeaky clean look that’s less busy than the shoes Kaling wore but still has the hallmarks of a comfy dad sneaker: a chunky heel, mesh upper, and wide toe box.Clint Davis, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Franklin’s immediate ancestors grew up in a world where the fear of witchcraft led to tragic consequences.Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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An Africa that would leave our ancestors speechless, unable to comprehend the magnitude of our joy and freedom.Laurel Dalrymple, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
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Janice had moved her young family there after Combs’ father Melvin was murdered in 1972.Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
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Klint Kubiak, Saints offensive coordinator Stefanski worked with both Kubiak and Kubiak’s father, Gary, in Minnesota.Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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The company's North American forerunner, Chrysler, has been left for dead repeatedly over the decades, only to emerge with hit products like minivans in the 1980s and the Dodge Ram pickup in the 1990s.Joel Mathis, theweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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The launch of its own line of foundation models marks Amazon’s latest push to strengthen its position against forerunners Microsoft, Google, Meta and OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT.AFP, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
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However, like the Mellotron, it can be considered a precursor to the synthesizer.Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 15 Jan. 2025
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The petition — which itself isn’t a lawsuit but a precursor — was withdrawn this week.Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Jan. 2025
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While a prototype shell for the GameStation Go was briefly shown at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show a year ago, this year's CES is the official announcement party for a playable version of the GameStation Go.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
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Develop prototypes or small-scale versions of disruptive products to validate market potential before scaling.Ioana Dragomir, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daddy. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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