Pops vs Daddy - What's the difference?
pops | daddy |
(informal, usually, as a form of address) Father, dad.
(informal, usually, as a form of address) By extension, another man old enough to be the speaker's father.
(the sound and related meanings)
(pop)
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(usually, childish) father.
(informal) male lover.
* 1955 , (Ray Charles), Greenbacks
As nouns the difference between pops and daddy
is that pops is father, dad while daddy is father.As a verb pops
is third-person singular of pop.As a proper noun Daddy is
one's father.pops
English
Etymology 1
From papa 'dad'Noun
(head)- Hey, pops , I'm home.
Usage notes
Unless the person addressed this way is very close, this can be very disrespectful and belittling.Etymology 2
onomatopoeiaNoun
(head)Verb
(head)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."