English
daddy
Daddy may come from English dad.
- English1500–presentdaduncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1523daddy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- English1500–presentdaduncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1523daddy
Earliest quotation: 1523, John Skelton, A Ryght Delectable Tratyse vpon a Goodly Garlande or Chapele: “By saynt Mary, my lady, / Your mammy and…”
The story
The noun is probably derived from dad (although this word is attested later) + -y (diminutive suffix).
Linked words
through English dad
Today it means
noun Also used as a term of address: a father; one's father.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English dad / daddy