daddy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dad·dy /ˈdædi/ ●●● S1 noun (plural daddies) [countable] 1 FATHER informal father – used especially by children or when speaking to children 爸爸，爹爹〔尤为儿语〕 Daddy’s home! 爸爸回家啦！2 the daddy/your daddy informal the best, most important, or most respected person 老大〔指最优秀、最重要或最受尊敬的人〕 Damon won the game for us – he’s the daddy! 戴蒙是赢得这场比赛的功臣——他真是好样的！ → sugar daddy
Examples from the Corpus
daddy• Daddy, can I have a drink, please?• Prof Eno took us aside and explained about mummy rabbits and daddy rabbits.• Go and ask Daddy if he'll give you a ride to school.• I once heard daddy say to her He'd picked a rotten wife.• How many of these songs could she have been singing to her daddy?• Look, Daddy's home!• My granddaddy and my daddy both were police chiefs in this town.• As I got older, we started singing as a trio with my daddy.• My daddy is a pilot.• Most boys think their daddy hung the moon.• Where's your daddy?dad·dy nounChineseSyllable
Corpus especially used children – by father
daddy
dad‧dy S1 /ˈdædi/
noun (plural daddies) [countable]
1. informal father – used especially by children or when speaking to children:
Daddy’s home!
2. the daddy/your daddy informal the best, most important, or most respected person:
Damon won the game for us – he’s the daddy!
⇨ sugar daddy
▪ father a male parent: My father’s a doctor. | He’s a father of three.
▪dad informal used when talking to your father, or about someone's father: Can I borrow your car, Dad? | Her dad retired ten years ago. | My dad was in the army.
▪daddy a name for father, which is used especially by young children or when you are talking to young children: Where’s your daddy? | Daddy, can I have a drink, please?
▪pop American English informal (also pa old-fashioned) used when talking to your father, or about someone's father: I helped Pop fix the gate this morning. | Can I help, Pa? | He is in New York with his Pop's credit card, eating all the ice cream and pizza the city has to offer.
▪papa old-fashioned informal used when talking to your father, or about someone's father: Papa had forbidden me to go. | She saw her papa 's face change at this news.
▪sb’s old man informal someone's father – used when talking about him in a way that is not very respectful: His old man wouldn’t let him use the car.
▪stepfather (also stepdad informal) a man who is married to your mother, who is not your father but often acts as your parent: Her stepfather is really nice.
dad‧dy S1 /ˈdædi/
noun (plural daddies) [countable]1. informal father – used especially by children or when speaking to children:
2. the daddy/your daddy informal the best, most important, or most respected person:
⇨ sugar daddy
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