daddish
daddish adjective: like a dad; paternal.
Adjective
daddish (comparative more daddish, superlative most daddish)
- Like a dad; paternal.
- 'Then get it now please,' said Dad, and then he sat down in the armchair and opened his newspaper in front of his face in a daddish sort of way. looked under the table.2012, Kjartan Poskitt, Agatha Parrot and the Mushroom Boy
- Butthere was one thing I'd always wanted to do, and that was to take a lad to the football. Silly really, but there it is. It seems such a daddish thing to do.2012, Ian Marchant, Something of the Night
Forms of daddish
| comparative | more daddish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most daddish |
Origin of daddish
From dad + -ish.
Words formed from daddish
Words that rhyme with daddish
Questions about daddish
- What does daddish mean?
- Daddish means like a dad; paternal.
- What part of speech is daddish?
- Daddish is an adjective.
Words near daddish in the dictionary
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