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daddyish

adj

Etymology

From daddy + -ish.

  1. inherited from *dadde✻
  2. formed as daddy — “dad + -y”
  3. suffixed as daddyish — “daddy + ish”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a father

    Resembling or characteristic of a father; paternal.

    • Often the nice people are women, and the good fortune arrives in the form of protective, daddyish suitors who enjoy lavishing compliments and Champagne on the objects of their attention.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA