big daddy

noun

(often initial capital letters)

a man regarded as the paternalistic head of a family.
the founder or a leading member of a company, organization, movement, etc.:
the big daddy of soil conservation.
the federal government:
to thank big daddy for the tax cut.
Chiefly Southern U.S. grandfather.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of big daddy¹

First recorded in 1950–55

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Big Daddy will protect me so that I’ll never be hurt again, like I was hurt by my real daddy.

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The whole “Big Daddy” concept — deeply rooted in Southern culture — is essentially about longing for a dominant patriarch, a figure of unquestioned authority who brings order, control and tradition.

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But this Big Daddy posturing was his central theme.

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From Tim Dillon, Louis CK, Jimmy Carr and Whitney Cummings to Quentin Tarantino, Big Daddy Kane, Double Soul Shaman, ICP and most recently the Black Keys, the gamut of “YMH” participants has long given viewers another reason to tune in.

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The womenfolk are depressed but Big Daddy Trump is going to fix all that and they'll be so happy they won't even think about abortion.

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