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daddy

ˈdædi
WordNet
Interesting fact
The "Daddy long legs" spider has venom to be used as a defensive mechanism. Don't worry though, because it cannot puncture human skin, and even if it did, it would probably only cause a allergic reaction
  1. (n) daddy
    an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Daddy
    Diminutive of Dad.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) daddy
    A father; papa: diminutive of dad.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (n) Daddy
    father, a word used by children
Quotations
Princess of Wales Diana
What must it be like for a little boy to read that daddy never loved mummy?
Princess of Wales Diana
Etymology

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary Prob. Celt., W. tad, Bret, tad, tat; cf. Gr. tata.

Usage in the news

Puff Daddy & the Family's No Way Out is as stunningly slack a piece of work as has ever been issued by a major rap act. miaminewtimes.com

Aphex Twin Come to Daddy (Lord Faulteroy Mix). usb.fm

Halle Berry's hot baby daddy Gabriel Aubry continues to prove that she's the least self-conscious star in Hollywood. nypost.com

TMZ is reporting that the 'American Idol' runner-up and star of 'Spamalot' is going to be a Daddy sometime this summer. amny.com

Sugar Daddies and Abba Father. blog.christianitytoday.com

Ben Affleck was on daddy duty this weekend when he took his two daughters to a Santa Monica, Calif book store. radaronline.com

Keselowski ain 't your daddy's NASCAR champ. bendbulletin.com

Brad Keselowski ain 't your daddy's NASCAR champion. dailytribune.com

Keselowski ain't your daddy's NASCAR champ. onlineathens.com

Tucson News NowBrad Keselowski ain't your daddy's NASCAR champion. kold.com

They've been putting on a brave face for the cameras, but Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and her baby daddy Jionni LaValle are heading for splitsville, according to an exclusive new report in Star magazine. radaronline.com

If you stumble upon a log in Arizona take this a warning-DO NOT poke around because you might just find mass amounts of daddy long legs. kodm.com

Loretta Lynn opened her set at the Keswick Theater Friday night singing, "They don't make 'em like my daddy anymore ," and the same goes for the country high priestess herself. philly.com

Daddy & daughter dances banned -- what's next, no apple pie . foxnews.com

Daddy & daughter dances banned -- what's next, no apple pie. foxnews.com

Usage in scientific papers

Daddi, E., Cimatti, A., Renzini, A.: 2000, Astron.
Formation of Spheroidal Galaxies: The Sub-MM View

For galaxies, this is less appealing now we can find statisticallycomplete field samples at similar redshifts by independent photometric means (Adelberger 2000, Daddy et al 2001, McCarthy et al 2001), many of which are extensive enough for locating clustered ob jects in a self-consistent way.
Conference Summary

Very massive elliptical systems (1011M⊙ ), possessing a large fraction of old stars, have been observed in deep optical and near-infrared surveys, at redshifts between 1 and 2 (Daddi et al 2004, Cimatti et al 2004).
Secular Evolution of Galaxies

Reddy et al. (2005) offer a comparison of the redshift distributions of ob jects selected by LBG/star-forming colors, DRGs selected in J − K , and the passive evolution and star-forming samples selected through their B zK colors by Daddi et al. (2004).
Galaxy Formation

This paper presents recent evidence on SMBH/galaxy coevolution at z ∼ 2, i.e., at the peak of both galaxy growth and AGN activity, as derived from a recent in depth study of a sample of B zK -selected, KVega < 22 starforming galaxies in the GOODS Fields in the range 1.4 < z < 2.5 (Daddi et al. 2007a,b).
Witnessing Galaxy-SMBH Co-Evolution at Redshift ~ 2

Usage in literature

What he like, dass his daddy. "Bonaventure" by George Washington Cable

The inquiry was not especially directed at Daddy Jack, but Daddy Jack was proud of his reputation as a witch, and he undertook to reply. "Nights With Uncle Remus" by Joel Chandler Harris

When I came away Daddy said to me: 'Josie, beware that imagination of yours. "Mary Louise Solves a Mystery" by L. Frank Baum

Somehow, the pet name "daddy" seemed just to fit him. "The Candidate" by Joseph Alexander Altsheler

Just daddy and I will go, if we have to. "The Curlytops and Their Playmates" by Howard R. Garis

My daddy sent me to bed at night. "Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4" by Work Projects Administration

But I stayed, for daddy's mind was made up beforehand, and daddy always has his will, though it is in a gentle way. "The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866" by Various

When he died, Daddy paid for the funeral and has the certificate where he is buried. "Polly and Eleanor" by Lillian Elizabeth Roy

It was the brim of Daddy's hat. "Five Little Friends" by Sherred Willcox Adams

Don't flay me, daddy dear! "Children's Literature" by Charles Madison Curry

Usage in poetry
"And do you ever pray, my boy?"
"No, sir, I never tried,
I never heard a praying word
Since my poor Daddy died."
DADDY dear, I'm only four
And I'd rather not be more:
Four's the nicest age to be--
Two and two, or one and three.
Abune ma breath, I daurnae speak,
For fear I rouse your waukrife Daddy
Cauld's the blast upon my cheek,
O rise, O rise my bonnie lady.
And glad was he that he forgave,
Because a something had he
To keep his gray hairs from the grave,
And call him “Dear Grand Daddy”.
"Dear, my dear, did they hurt you so!
Come to your daddy's heart. . . ."
Aye, and he held so tight, you know,
They were hard to force apart.
"O it's I hae seven braw sons," she says,
"And the youngest ne'er saw his daddie,
And altho' I had as mony mae,
I wad gie them a' to Charlie.