/ ˈdædi; NAmE / noun
( pl. -ies ) used especially by and to young children, and often as a name, to mean 'father' :
What does your daddy look like?
Daddy, where are you?
Come to Daddy.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: from dad + -y .
/ ˈdædi; NAmE / noun
( pl. -ies ) used especially by and to young children, and often as a name, to mean 'father' :
What does your daddy look like?
Daddy, where are you?
Come to Daddy.
••
WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: from dad + -y .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005