daddy : Idioms & Phrases
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daddy longlegs
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noun long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
crane fly.
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noun spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
Phalangium opilio; harvestman.
WordNet
Dad"dy long"legs`
Definitions
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(Zoöl.) An arachnidan of the genus Phalangium , and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; -- called alsoharvestman ,carter , andgrandfather longlegs . -
(Zoöl.) A name applied to many species of dipterous insects of the genus Tipula , and allied genera, with slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane fly; -- called alsofather longlegs .
Webster 1913
sugar daddy
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noun a wealthy older man who gives a young person expensive gifts in return for friendship or intimacy