daddy

an informal word that a child uses to address or talk about their father

• dad

  equally informal but preferred by older children and adults in casual conversation

• father

  neutral or formal register; appropriate in all contexts including writing

• papa

  old-fashioned or regional variant (e.g. French-influenced communities); less common in modern Taiwanese English

• mommy

  the equivalent informal term for mother, used by young children

• mother

  the neutral/formal term for the female parent