(informal, dated) Term of address for a man.

(UK, Ireland) The cranefly; any insect of the suborder Tipulomorpha. / (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) Any (non-spider) arachnid of the order Opiliones, mostly with long thin legs; the harvestman.

(informal) A man of importance by reason of power, size or seniority. / (informal) In the southern United States, the male head of a household, or sometimes a grandfather

(slang) A man who spends money for the benefit of a relationship with an often younger romantic or sexual partner.

Alternative spelling of granddaddy

A powerful protector.

(slang, chiefly US) Father of child in common, particularly one who did not marry the mother and provides little or no support for the mother and child.

(US, slang) A pimp, especially a prosperous one. / (US, slang) A flirtatious and seductive man.

A young woman who has a very close relationship with her father.

(informal) Unprocessed trauma, especially in a girl, from having had an unhealthy relationship with one's father, causing one to behave erratically in romantic relationships.