Daddy
Daddy noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.
Usage example: Cook's Tours can be considered the daddy of all organized travel tours
Granddaddy and daddy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Granddaddy" instead a noun "Daddy".
Granddaddy
Granddaddy noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.
Usage example: the granddaddy of all English mystery novels
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- She's so obsessed with age that Ted comments, "She doesn't have daddy issues, she has granddaddy issues."
Source: Likes Older Men
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