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
Cephalus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Tera	TER-ə	English
Bellatrix	-	Astronomy
Chava	-	Hebrew
Azalea	ə-ZAY-lee-ə, ə-ZAYL-yə	English (Rare)
Ailsa	-	Scottish