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daddie

daddie is the alternative spelling of daddy.

Meaning of daddy

Noun

daddy (plural daddies)

  1. (childish, informal, usually) Also used as a term of address: a father; one's father.
    • By saynt Mary, my lady, / Your mammy and your dady / Brought forth a godely babi!1523, John Skelton, “A Ryght Delectable Tratyse vpon a Goodly Garlande or Chapelet of Laurell, […]”, in Alexander Dyce, editor, The Poetical Works of John Skelton: […], volume I, London: Thomas Rodd...
    Synonyms:
    da, dad, dada, pa, papa, pop, ayr, ba, baba, daddio
  2. (broadly, informal) Often in the form the daddy of: the most important or influential man in a field or group; a doyen.
  3. (broadly, dated, informal, slang) Chiefly used as a term of address: a man who is not one's father, often but not necessarily older than oneself.
    • Rock ’n’ roll is cool, daddy, and you know it!
  4. (broadly, informal) Often used as a term of address: a dominant male sexual partner.
    • The guy I’ve been dating offered to do bondage with me, and I was like “Yes please, daddy.”
  5. (broadly, informal, LGBTQ slang) An older masculine sexual partner, especially one who is more sexually dominant; specifically, one who prefers younger partners.
  6. (broadly, informal) A dominant partner in a homosexual relationship; especially one who provides protection to a more vulnerable inmate.

See all 16 meanings of daddy

Forms of daddie

pluraldaddies

Origin of daddie

From dad + -ie.

Questions about daddie

What is daddie the alternative spelling of?
Daddie is the alternative spelling of daddy.

Words near daddie in the dictionary

  1. dadda
  2. Daddario
  3. Daddarios
  4. daddas
  5. dadded
  6. daddie
  7. daddie's boy
  8. daddie's boys
  9. daddie's girl
  10. daddie's girls
  11. daddied

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