daddy

Pronunciation: /ˈdædi/

The English word “daddy” has 15 meanings listed here.

noun

Also used as a term of address: a father; one's father.
Often in the form the daddy of: the most important or influential man in a field or group; a doyen.
Chiefly used as a term of address: a man who is not one's father, often but not necessarily older than oneself.
Often used as a term of address: a dominant male sexual partner.
An older masculine sexual partner, especially one who is more sexually dominant; specifically, one who prefers younger partners.
A dominant partner in a homosexual relationship; especially one who provides protection to a more vulnerable inmate.
A husband; also, a woman's (often older) male lover; (generally) a sexually attractive man; a hunk.
Often in the form the daddy of: the most significant of a number of things; a perfect example.
A male juvenile delinquent in a reformatory, or a male prisoner in a prison, who dominates other inmates through threats and violence.
A man who gives away the bride at a wedding, in the absence of her actual father.
A man in charge of a casual ward (“the section of a workhouse where itinerants and tramps could be accommodated for one night”), generally an elderly pauper.
An accomplice selected to win the prize in a fraudulent lottery or raffle.
A stage manager.

From dad + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’).

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