daddy dearest

ˈdædi ˈdɪərɪst

Definition

Definition of daddy dearest - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

affectionaffectionate term for one's father

I love spending Sundays with daddy dearest.

sarcasmsarcastic term for a controlling father

Daddy dearest always knows what's best for me.

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Expressions with daddy

big daddy

powerful or influential man

The CEO is the big daddy of the company.

daddy's boy

boy or man overly reliant on his father

People say he's just a daddy's boy who can't decide for himself.

daddy's girl

girl with a strong bond with her father

She has always been a daddy's girl, even as an adult.

the daddy

the most important person in a group

He is the daddy of the team.

the daddy of them all

the biggest or most important one in a group

This festival is the daddy of them all.

twinkle in one's daddy's eye

person not yet conceived, especially before their conception

He was just a twinkle in his daddy's eye when the family moved away.

Expressions with dearest

nearest and dearest

closest family members or friends

She invited all her nearest and dearest to the wedding.

cheapest is dearest

exp.

choosing the cheapest option can be costly

He learned that cheapest is dearest after the repairs.

Examples of daddy dearest in a sentence

I can't wait to see daddy dearest this weekend.
Daddy dearest insists on approving my friends.
I have to ask daddy dearest for permission.

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French:papa chéri, papa autoritaire, ...
German:Papa Liebling, Herr Papa, ...
Italian:papà caro, papà autoritario, ...
Spanish:papá querido, ...
Portuguese:papá querido, paizinho querido, ...
Chinese:亲爱的爸爸, 老爸大人, ...
Japanese:大好きなお父さん, お父様, ...
Arabic:بابا العزيز, الأب المتسلط, ...
Hebrew:אַבָּא יָקָר, כִּנּוּי סַרְקַסְטִי לְאָב שַׁלְטָן, ...
Russian:папочка, отец-тиран, ...
Ukrainian:татусь, татко найдорожчий, ...
Hindi:प्यारे पापा, डैडी डियरस्ट, ...
Bengali:ড্যাডি ডিয়ারেস্ট, ব্যঙ্গাত্মক পিতা, ...
Catalan:papa estimat, pare controlador, ...
Czech:tatínek, panovačný tatínek, ...
Danish:far skat, far kære, ...
Dutch:papa lief, pappie lief, ...
Greek:μπαμπάκας, πατέρας ελεγκτής, ...
Hungarian:apuci, gúnyos megszólítás egy uralkodó apára, ...
Khmer:ប៉ាជាទីស្រឡាញ់, ប៉ាដ៏ជាទីស្រឡាញ់, ...
Korean:사랑하는 아빠, 우리 아빠, ...
Persian:بابای عزیز, پدر عزیز, ...
Polish:tatuś najdroższy, tatuś kochany, ...
Portuguese (BR):papai querido, ...
Romanian:tăticul drag, ...
Swedish:pappa älskling, kära pappa, ...
Thai:พ่อที่รัก, คุณพ่อที่รัก, ...
Turkish:babacığım, sevgili babacığım, ...
Vietnamese:bố yêu quý, ông bố thân yêu, ...

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