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daddy as a vocative
直接称呼父亲，口语中常用，尤见于儿童用语。
Daddy, where are you?
爸爸，你在哪里？
爸爸；爹爹
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
爸爸；爹爹
informal word for father, often used by children
Daddy, where are you?
爸爸，你在哪里？
非正式；儿童常用口语
对父亲的非正式称呼；可能源自婴儿语
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
My daddy always reads me a story before bed.
我爸爸睡觉前总是给我读故事。
The little girl ran to her daddy when she fell.
小女孩摔倒时跑向她的爸爸。
His daddy taught him how to ride a bike.
他爸爸教他骑自行车。
直接称呼父亲，口语中常用，尤见于儿童用语。
Daddy, where are you?
爸爸，你在哪里？
所有格修饰daddy，表示某人的爸爸。
My daddy is a teacher.
我爸爸是老师。
daddy作主语，谓语动词用单数形式。
Daddy loves playing with us.
爸爸喜欢和我们一起玩。
Not this
Daddy is a teacher.
Use this
My daddy is a teacher.
在英语中，称呼自己的父亲时，daddy前通常需要加物主代词（如my），否则会显得不自然或像是在用称呼语提及他人。
Not this
I want to introduce my daddy to you at the formal banquet.
Use this
I want to introduce my father to you at the formal banquet.
daddy是口语化的亲昵称呼，在正式场合应改用father以示尊重和得体。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
糖爹（指为年轻女性提供金钱或礼物的年长男性）
She met her sugar daddy through an online dating site.
她通过婚恋网站认识了自己的糖爹。
恋父情结；父亲情结
Her therapist said she has daddy issues.
她的心理医生说她有父亲情结。
爸爸的掌上明珠；受父亲宠爱的女儿
She's always been a daddy's girl, even as a teenager.
她一直是爸爸的掌上明珠，即使到了青春期也是如此。
爸爸的乖儿子；受父亲宠爱或影响的儿子
He's a daddy's boy who wants to follow in his father's footsteps.
他是个爸爸的乖儿子，想要追随父亲的脚步。
长脚蜘蛛（盲蛛或大蚊）
A daddy longlegs crawled across the wall.
一只长脚蜘蛛从墙上爬过。
酷老爸（指时尚、有魅力的中年父亲）
He's a daddy cool who still rocks a leather jacket.
他是个酷老爸，仍然穿着皮夹克耍帅。
甜爹（通过提供金钱或礼物换取陪伴的年长男性）
She has a sugar daddy who pays for her apartment.
她有一个甜爹，帮她付房租。
长腿蜘蛛（一种盲蛛或长脚蜘蛛）
Don't worry, daddy longlegs are not dangerous to humans.
别担心，长腿蜘蛛对人类没有危险。
爸爸的掌上明珠（被父亲宠爱的女儿）
She's such a daddy's girl; he buys her everything.
她真是个爸爸的掌上明珠，他要什么给什么。
爸爸，我爱你，但我不是你的财产。
This line from Beyoncé's song expresses her love for her father while asserting her independence.
碧昂丝歌曲中的这句歌词表达了她对父亲的爱，同时坚持了自己的独立。
谁是你爸爸？
This line from the movie 'The Waterboy' is a boastful exclamation of dominance.
电影《水童》中的这句台词是一种炫耀自己主导地位的表达。
Use daddy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
daddy是爸爸的儿语说法，类似中文‘大大’。
Contexts: family, children's speech. Note_zh: 通常用于家庭或亲密场合，是非正式称呼。
All these words rhyme with 'daddy' because they share the stressed vowel /æ/ and the ending /di/.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.