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. • Often used as a term of address: a dominant male sexual partner. • 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man or an organization regarded as having the qualities of a father, especially in being in a position of authority, or outdated or paternalistic.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. • A male juvenile delinquent in a reformatory, or a male prisoner in a prison, who dominates other inmates through threats and violence. • A man who gives away the bride at a wedding, in the absence of her actual father. • 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. • An accomplice selected to win the prize in a fraudulent lottery or raffle. • A stage manager.