daddy
dad·dy/ˈdædi/noun, verb, adjective
daddy is spelled D-A-D-D-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables (dad·dy). It appears 23 times per million words in written English, the 3,875th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, daddy means “Also used as a term of address: a father; one's father” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of daddy is daddies.
How many letters and syllables are in daddy?
| Letters | 5: D-A-D-D-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: dad·dy |
| In writing | 23 times per million words; the 3,875th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is daddy?
Daddy appears 23 times per million words in written English, the 3,875th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce daddy?
- US /ˈdædi/
Daddy has 2 syllables, split dad·dy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-daddy.wav, En-us-daddy.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-daddy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with daddy?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as daddy from its last stressed vowel (/ædi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of daddy
- daddies plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- daddie
- daddying participle, present
- daddied participle, past
- daddier comparative
- daddiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does daddy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalAlso used as a term of address: a father; one's father.
- 2
informalOften in the form the daddy of: the most important or influential man in a field or group; a doyen.
- 3
datedinformalslangChiefly 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!
- 4
informalOften 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
informalAn older masculine sexual partner, especially one who is more sexually dominant; specifically, one who prefers younger partners.
- 6
informalA dominant partner in a homosexual relationship; especially one who provides protection to a more vulnerable inmate.
- 7
USinformalA husband; also, a woman's (often older) male lover; (generally) a sexually attractive man; a hunk.
- 8
informalOften in the form the daddy of: the most significant of a number of things; a perfect example.
the daddy of them all
verb
- 1
informalTo father (a child); to beget, to sire.
adjective
- 1
informalCharacteristic of or resembling a dad or father.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Daddy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does daddy come from?
The noun is probably derived from dad (although this word is attested later) + -y (diminutive suffix). The verb is derived from the noun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).