Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A father.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A father; papa: diminutive of dad.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Diminutive of
dad .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
father . - noun informal male lover.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
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Examples
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Like my Dad used to say, “Ignoramuses!” come now,,, you lie … as you need to be honest with yourself and come clean we all know you do not know who your daddy is and maybe the best part of you ran down his leg after paying your mom.
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No Way, She thinks her daddy is a hero and did nothing wrong.
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She just hates Jews cause her daddy is an antisemite.
Say What You Will About Cynthia McKinney… « Antiwar.com Blog 2008
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You can just picture a little boy bragging to his friends about how "my daddy is the strongest man in the world," or "my daddy fights fires," or "my daddy cures people's illnesses" right?
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KING: So you have what we know as a daddy-daughter relationship?
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Sam believes that his daddy is a star now in heaven.
One Faces Death One Does Not Newmania 2007
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Sam believes that his daddy is a star now in heaven.
Archive 2007-03-25 Newmania 2007
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KING: So you have what we know as a daddy-daughter relationship?
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DomainsNext argues that Go Daddy is overstepping its bounds regarding the use of the term "daddy": "your effort to have a monopoly and exclusive right to the word daddy is illegal, and defies logic and business practices".
Domain Name Wire 2009
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Now, what do they do when mommy and daddy is away ... does Grandma goes soft!! kola
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Comparing partners to parental figures isn’t uncommon, but it can be particularly pronounced in those with daddy issues.
5 Signs You’re Dating a Woman with Daddy Issues Sunday Jimenez 2024
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When people see an age gap, they tend to imagine there is something intrinsically unequal about it — that the older partner wants someone they can control and the younger partner has daddy issues or is just out for money.
The Age Gappers Lila Shapiro 2023
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I very frequently see 'seeking sugar daddy' on Tinder. My thoughts are that Tinder is the first and easiest place an aspiring SB will go to start looking for an SD.
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If a man can’t give a gift which gains his own self NOTHING, and can’t give just to be GENEROUS his is a salt daddy and just in general probably an awful person when it comes does to it (we’d assume a selfish lover)
What is your definition of a "salt daddy"... scb19a 2025
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Sure your Splenda daddy may not buy you Chanel earrings or $1,000 designer purses, but you he could be paying for you to get your nails done weekly, paying your car note & of course your time when you all meet. Those things, while small to some, matter & at the end of the day can still a big help financially.
Sugar, Splenda, & Salt: How to Spot A Real Sugar Daddy Diary of A Harlot 2022
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Splenda daddy's are typically better socially and emotionally. I haven't had one in ages, but they're preferable when you have the need for mental stimulus.
Define Salt Daddy vs Splenda Daddy? Gracie-in-space 2025
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Salt daddies should be avoided like a plague. They are defined as suitors that have no intention of setting up a true sugar arrangement but crave the attention & companionship of a sugar baby.
Sugar, Splenda, & Salt: How to Spot A Real Sugar Daddy Diary of A Harlot 2022
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I am a sugar daddy and I currently have 2 sugar babies. Each has their own arrangement. One provides an entirely platonic arrangement and the other currently provides regular intimacy as well as done standard dates such as dinners etc.
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My salt daddy experience only fuelled the fire within me to work so hard that I never have to financially rely on any man – or to feel as empty as I just did with Steve. Of course, for other women they may genuinely thrive in a sugar baby situation, it's all just a matter of taste.
The rise of salt daddy scammers (who trick women into hooking up with them) Josie Copson 2021
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A Salt Daddy is something different and worse. Usually involving deception. Leading a girl on about stuff that won't happen. Not paying the PPM or allowance. "Forgetting". "Shorting."
Define Salt Daddy vs Splenda Daddy? Gracie-in-space 2025
madmouth commented on the word daddy
also what girls called their boyfriends/generally eligible males back in the day (approx. 40s to 60s). "Give it to me, daddy" was often heard when passing amorous youth in the shruberry during these decades.
April 14, 2009