big daddy
English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]big daddy (plural big daddies)
- (informal) A man of importance by reason of power, size or seniority.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:important person
- Hyponym: sky daddy
- (informal) In the southern United States, the male head of a household; sometimes a grandfather.
- Coordinate term: big mama
- (informal) A stud; a handsome, well-built man.
- Coordinate term: mack daddy
- (informal, figurative) Something large, powerful, or superlative.
- Coordinate term: Big One
- 2008, Blain Brown, Motion Picture and Video Lighting, page 11:
- The basic 10K, known as a tenner or studio 10K, has a 20-inch fresnel. The big daddy of the group is the Big Eye tenner, which has a 24-inch lens.