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daddy
OXFORD DICTIONARY
daddy, n. (pl. -ies) colloq.
1 father.
2 (usu. foll. by of) the oldest or supreme example (had a daddy of a headache).
1 father.
2 (usu. foll. by of) the oldest or supreme example (had a daddy of a headache).
Idiom
daddy-long-legs
1 a crane-fly.
2 US a harvestman.
1 a crane-fly.
2 US a harvestman.
Etymology
DAD + -Y(3)
THESAURUS
daddy
abba, dad, father, foster father, genitor, governor, old man, pa, pap, papa, pappy, pater, paterfamilias, patriarch, pop, pops, sire, stepfather, the old manFor further exploring for "daddy" in Webster Dictionary Online