the big daddy

(American & Australian)

the biggest or most important person, animal or thing in a group It's the largest electronics company in the world - the big daddy of them all Shamu the killer whale is the big daddy of the aquarium.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nannie	NAN-ee	English
Matti	MAHT-tee	Finnish
Betony	BET-nee	English (Rare)
Sigrun	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Kekepania	-	Hawaiian
Adrianne	ayd-ree-AN, AYD-ree-ən	English