# Daddy Warbucks

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A powerful protector.

## Etymology
After Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks, a fictional character from the comic strip Little Orphan Annie, who first appeared in the Daily News in 1924.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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