daddy

1. (childish, informal, usually)Also used as a term of address: a father; one's father.

   an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

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!

   Papa, Papi, Vati

   ба́тюшкаbátjuška, па́паpápa, па́почкаpápočka

   та́тоtáto, тату́сьtatúsʹ

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)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.

7. (US, broadly, informal)A husband; also, a woman's (often older) male lover; (generally) a sexually attractive man; a hunk.

8. Often in the form old daddy: a man or an organization regarded as having the qualities of a father, especially in being in a position of authority, or outdated or paternalistic.

   (figuratively, informal)Often in the form the daddy of: the most significant of a number of things; a perfect example.

   the daddy of them all

9. (figuratively, informal, slang)A male juvenile delinquent in a reformatory, or a male prisoner in a prison, who dominates other inmates through threats and violence.

10. (figuratively, informal, obsolete, slang)A man who gives away the bride at a wedding, in the absence of her actual father.

11. (figuratively, informal, obsolete, slang)A man in charge of a casual ward (“the section of a workhouse where itinerants and tramps could be accommodated for one night”), generally an elderly pauper.

12. (figuratively, informal, obsolete, slang)An accomplice selected to win the prize in a fraudulent lottery or raffle.

1. Tom still calls his father Daddy.

   Том все ще називає тата татусем. — deniko

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2. Most people tell me that I look like my daddy.

   ruМне очень многие говорят, что я похож на отца. — marafon

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3. Where's my daddy?

   Де тато? — deniko

   ruГде мой папочка? — marafon

   deWo ist mein Papa? — raggione

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4. Daddy, may I go out and play?

   dePapa, darf ich hinaus gehen und spielen? — jakov

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5. Daddy, you smell like you've been drinking.

   ruПапа, от тебя пахнет перегаром! — fjay69

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