"big daddy" meaning in All languages combined

See big daddy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-big daddy.wav Forms: big daddies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} big daddy (plural big daddies)
  1. (informal) A man of importance by reason of power, size or seniority. Tags: informal Synonyms: important person
    Sense id: en-big_daddy-en-noun-en:important_man
  2. (informal) In the southern United States, the male head of a household; sometimes a grandfather. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-big_daddy-en-noun-en:patriarch_of_household_or_clan Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 70 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 66 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 71 2 1
  3. (informal) A stud; a handsome, well-built man. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-big_daddy-en-noun-en:studly_man
  4. (informal, figurative) Something large, powerful, or superlative. Tags: figuratively, informal
    Sense id: en-big_daddy-en-noun-en:something_large__powerful__or_superlative

Inflected forms

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