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
Antoinette	awn-twaw-NET	French
Bessie	['besi]
Beorhtric	-	Anglo-Saxon
Zachariah	zak-ə-RIE-ə (English)	English, Biblical
ŽEljko	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Demostrate	-	Ancient Greek