daddy.

Also used as a term of address: a father; one's father.

Often in the form the daddy of: the most important or influential man in a field or group; a doyen.

Chiefly 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!

Often 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.”

An older masculine sexual partner, especially one who is more sexually dominant; specifically, one who prefers younger partners.

A dominant partner in a homosexual relationship; especially one who provides protection to a more vulnerable inmate.

A husband; also, a woman's (often older) male lover; (generally) a sexually attractive man; a hunk.

Often in the form old daddy: a man or an organization regarded as having the qualities of a father, especially in being in a position of authority, or outdated or paternalistic. Often in the form the daddy of: the most significant of a number of things; a perfect example.

the daddy of them all

Often in the form old daddy: a man or an organization regarded as having the qualities of a father, especially in being in a position of authority, or outdated or paternalistic. A male juvenile delinquent in a reformatory, or a male prisoner in a prison, who dominates other inmates through threats and violence.

Often in the form old daddy: a man or an organization regarded as having the qualities of a father, especially in being in a position of authority, or outdated or paternalistic. A man who gives away the bride at a wedding, in the absence of her actual father.

Often in the form old daddy: a man or an organization regarded as having the qualities of a father, especially in being in a position of authority, or outdated or paternalistic. A man in charge of a casual ward (“the section of a workhouse where itinerants and tramps could be accommodated for one night”), generally an elderly pauper.

Often in the form old daddy: a man or an organization regarded as having the qualities of a father, especially in being in a position of authority, or outdated or paternalistic. An accomplice selected to win the prize in a fraudulent lottery or raffle.

Often in the form old daddy: a man or an organization regarded as having the qualities of a father, especially in being in a position of authority, or outdated or paternalistic. A stage manager.

To father (a child); to beget, to sire.

Characteristic of or resembling a dad or father.