noun
daddy
DAD-ee/ˈdædi/
An informal, affectionate term for one's father.
The child runs to Daddy when he arrives home.
Etymology
Daddy adds an affectionate diminutive ending to dad, itself a children's-speech word. The ending makes a familiar family name rather than describing a physically smaller father.
In context
see other people as subjects not just objects and to get interested in what's in their minds you what is it like to be married to Daddy or how does daddy feel about mommy
More examples
- Daddy reads the bedtime story.
- Where is your daddy?
- She made a card for her daddy.
Forms
daddy · daddies
Similar words
- dad
- Less childlike informal term for a father.