Synonyms of daddy
75 similar words
Another word for daddy is da. Other synonyms of daddy are dad, dada, pa, papa and pop.
Synonyms and similar words for daddy
nounAlso used as a term of address: a father; one's father.
- daFather.
- dadA father, a male parent.
- dada
- paFather, papa.
- papaDad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- pop
- ayrFather.
- ba
- baba
- daddioA surname from Italian.
- father
- fatherling
- old man derogatoryOne's father.
- papPa; father.
- papa bear colloquialOne's father.
- papaw
- pappaw
- pappy
- pater formalFather.
- patriarch
- paw
- pawpaw
- peepawSynonym of papa (“father”).
- pepaw
- poppa USFather, papa.
- poppy US
- pops US
- governor archaic, informal
- sire obsolete
nounA husband; also, a woman's (often older) male lover; (generally) a sexually attractive man; a hunk.
- DILFA father or older man found sexually attractive.
- beefcake
- Chad slang
- chicken
- chick magnet US
- himbo derogatory, slangA physically attractive man who lacks intelligence; the male equivalent of a bimbo.
- hunk
- lady-killer
- man-meat slang
- pretty boy slang
- rizzlerSomeone exceptionally skilled at applying rizz; an expert seducer.
- spunk Australia
- stud
- stud muffinA very attractive man.
- superhunkA very physically attractive man.
- twink slang
- bona omi datedA beautiful man; a handsome man.
- dimber cove obsolete
- dreamboat dated, humorous
nounOften in the form the daddy of: the most significant of a number of things; a perfect example.
- archetype
- case
- beau ideal
- case in pointAn example that illustrates a point.
- embodiment
- epitome
- exemplar
- exemplification
- example
- exemplificatorSomething serving as an example.
- Exhibit AThe foremost example, often with a negative connotation.
- illustration
- incarnation
- instance
- paradigm
- prototype
- quintessence
- representative
- specimen
- symbol
- ur-typeA basic, primitive, or original type; prototype.
- byspel rareAn example.
- eponym archaic
- sample obsolete
adjectiveCharacteristic of or resembling a dad or father.
- fatherlikeHaving the qualities of a father.
- fatherly
- paternal
Meaning of daddy
- noun Also used as a term of address: a father; one's father.
- noun Often in the form the daddy of: the most important or influential man in a field or group; a doyen.
- noun Chiefly used as a term of address: a man who is not one's father, often but not necessarily older than oneself.
daddy in other languages
Questions about synonyms of daddy
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: daddy (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this page: “Synonyms of daddy.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/synonyms/daddy. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.