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# daddy

noun (a daddy, daddies) (informal)

«daddy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) Daddy is what young children call their father. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daddy/#m1)
2. (slang) «The daddy of them all» means the biggest or best one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daddy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and everyday life, small children say Daddy; older children usually say Dad. Animals in picture books have «daddy» bears. In the Bible and in prayers, some Christians mention that Jesus called God «Abba», sometimes explained as close to «Daddy».

### Examples

- Daddy, can you read me a story? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daddy/#x1)
- The baby giraffe walked next to its daddy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daddy/#x2)
- «Daddy's home!» shouted my little sister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daddy/#x3)
- This storm is the daddy of them all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daddy/#x4)
- Daddy Bear had the biggest bowl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daddy/#x5)
- My daddy works nights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daddy/#x6)

### Note

Plural: daddies. Childish and loving; teenagers often say «Dad». Capital D when used as a name: «Hi, Daddy.»

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «daddy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/daddy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«daddy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/daddy.html) on Mova free.