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daddish en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From dad + -ish.

Meanings

1. Like a dad; paternal.
   • He's carving a roast chicken, and he looks daddish in a wholesome coffee-commercial way but still vital. 2015, Jenny Han, P.S. I Still Love You:
   • 'Then get it now please,' said Dad, and then he sat down in the armchair and opened his newspaper in front of his face in a daddish sort of way. looked under the table. 2012, Kjartan Poskitt, Agatha Parrot and the Mushroom Boy:
   • Butthere was one thing I'd always wanted to do, and that was to take a lad to the football. Silly really, but there it is. It seems such a daddish thing to do. 2012, Ian Marchant, Something of the Night:

Forms

Deriveds

daddishness · daddishly