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ダディー (dadii) Japanese meaning: daddy | Kotomora

ダディー

also: ダディ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

Loanword from English 'daddy', used as a casual or affectionate term for one's father, similar to パパ.

ダディー、今日きょうは公こう園えんに連つれて行いってくれる？
Daddy, will you take me to the park today?

Related words

パパ
パパ is the more common casual term for 'dad' in Japanese; ダディー is a direct loan from English and may sound more foreign or stylish.
お父とうさん
お父さん is the standard polite term for 'father'; ダディー is much more casual and intimate.

Written forms

ダディーUsage52%
Common katakana spelling for the English loanword 'daddy'.
ダディUsage48%
Variant spelling without the long vowel; less common but still used.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'daddy'.