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Meaning of daddy's boy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of daddy's boy.
    alt-of
  2. A boy or man who has a very close bond with his father.
    derogatory, informal

Examples

“It seemed he’d rather be with me than he would kids his own age. Quite a few people commented on it. I remember Martha’s mother was visiting us one spring, and she couldn’t get over it. She said she’d never seen anyone that was such a Daddy’s boy.”
“When Jay was born, he looked so much like me I was worried, but he’s such a Daddy’s boy.”
“‘He’s all right, Lorenz. I know he’s a Jew and that, but if he’s kind to old Mum, that’s all that matters, ain’t it?’ / Jen laughed mockingly. ‘What’ve you got? Religion or something? What about Dad? You used to be such a Daddy’s boy.[…]’”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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