big daddy

big dad·dy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [big dad-ee]
- /bɪg ˈdæd i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [big dad-ee]
- /bɪg ˈdæd i/

Definitions of big daddy words

noun big daddy someone or something dominantly important, powerful, wealthy, or, often, paternalistic 3
noun big daddy a man regarded as the paternalistic head of a family. 1
noun big daddy the founder or a leading member of a company, organization, movement, etc.: the big daddy of soil conservation. 1
noun big daddy the federal government: to thank big daddy for the tax cut. 1
noun big daddy Chiefly Southern U.S. grandfather. 1
noun big daddy (Idiomatic) A man of importance, a stud. 0

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Origin of big daddy

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Big daddy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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big daddy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

big daddy usage trend in Literature

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