Daddy vs Buddy - What's the difference?
daddy | buddy |
(usually, childish) father.
(informal) male lover.
* 1955 , (Ray Charles), Greenbacks
A friend or casual acquaintance.
A partner for a particular activity.
An informal and friendly address to a stranger; a friendly placeholder name for a person one does not know.
To assign a buddy, or partner.
* {{quote-book, 2007, Philip Briggs & Danny Edmunds, Mozambique: The Bradt Travel Guide
, passage=If you are being formally buddied , have a good chat with your buddy and find out their interests -- these should more or less match your own.}}
English terms of address
As nouns the difference between daddy and buddy
is that daddy is father while buddy is a friend or casual acquaintance.As proper nouns the difference between daddy and buddy
is that daddy is one's father while Buddy is a male nickname.As a verb buddy is
to assign a buddy, or partner.daddy
English
(wikipedia daddy)Noun
(daddies)- She looked at me with that familiar desire
- Her eyes lit up like they were on fire
- She said, "My name's Flo, and you're on the right track,
- But look here, daddy , I wear furs on my back,
- So if you want to have fun in this man's land,
- Let Lincoln and Jackson start shaking hands."
Synonyms
* da (Irish ) * dad * daddio * pa * papa * paw * pop * poppa * See alsoDerived terms
* daddy-long-legs * the daddy of them all * daddy-o * skydaddy * sugar daddy * who's your daddySee also
* mom (US and Canada ) * mommy (US and Canada ) * mum * mummybuddy
English
Noun
(buddies)- They have been buddies since they were in school.
- drinking buddies
- Hey, buddy , I think you dropped this.
Synonyms
* (friend or acquaintance): mate * (address to a stranger): mate * See alsoDerived terms
* buddy store * buddy system * buddy up * Buddyroll * fuck buddyVerb
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