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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. 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 See all Example Sentences for daddy 
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Noun
  • But after working for Royal Gems & Arts for several years, Choudhary started his own jewelry brand in 2019, called Santi, named after his dear old dad.
    Ming Liu, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Police are searching for a 6-year-old boy who was kidnapped by his dad in Rocklin, Northern California law enforcement officials said late Friday.
    Michael McGough, Sacramento Bee, 25 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
  • An Africa that would leave our ancestors speechless, unable to comprehend the magnitude of our joy and freedom.
    Laurel Dalrymple, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The trouble began when the OP reserved a shaded table for her elderly father, who had recently undergone surgery.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Hudson was a prodigy who once disassembled his father’s old pump organ and rebuilt it.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
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  • Punk and Emo, the forerunners of today’s worm-mollusks, lived on the dark seafloor amid gardens of sponges, nearly 200 million years before the first dinosaurs emerged on land.
    Kate Golembiewski, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Some potential precursor KPIs include: • The partner’s cost per lead (CPL) from different sources.
    Henry McIntosh, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The petition — which itself isn’t a lawsuit but a precursor — was withdrawn this week.
    Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Darryn Peterson: Modern guard prototype The standout player from Prolific Prep is the 6-foot-5 combo guard who ran the show for the most complete team this weekend.
    Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • SpaceX's Starship prototype was lost during its seventh test flight after experiencing engine issues.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daddy. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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