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
Erez	-	Hebrew
Veta	-	Macedonian
Ilie	-	Romanian
Apollinaris	-	Ancient Greek
Alexei	ah-lyek-SYAY (Russian), ah-leek-SYAY (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Brais	BRIES	Galician