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PRONUNCIATION OF DADDY LONGLEGS

daddy longlegs  [ˌdædɪˈlɒŋlɛɡz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DADDY LONGLEGS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Daddy longlegs is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DADDY LONGLEGS


dregs
drɛɡz
shearlegs
ˈʃɪəˌlɛɡz
sheerlegs
ˈʃɪəˌlɛɡz
spindlelegs
ˈspɪndəlˌlɛɡz
stridelegs
ˈstraɪdˌlɛɡz
yellowlegs
ˈjɛləʊˌlɛɡz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DADDY LONGLEGS

dad
Dad and Dave
dad dancing
Dad rock
Dad´s army
Dada
dadah
Dadaism
Dadaist
Dadaistic
Dadaistically
dadchelor party
Dadd
daddies
daddle
daddock
daddy
daddy-longlegs
dado
dado rail

WORDS THAT END LIKE DADDY LONGLEGS

bandy legs
bow legs
cobbler´s pegs
daddy-longlegs
frogs´ legs
have legs
on its last legs
regs
sea legs
stretch one´s legs
with one´s tail between one´s legs

Synonyms and antonyms of daddy longlegs in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «daddy longlegs» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DADDY LONGLEGS

Find out the translation of daddy longlegs to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of daddy longlegs from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «daddy longlegs» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

成年长腿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

daddy longlegs
570 millions of speakers

English

daddy longlegs
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पिताजी LongLegs
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

longlegs بابا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

папа Longlegs
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

longlegs papai
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্যান্টিহস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

longlegs papa
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dadah longlegs
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Weberknecht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パパあしなが
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아빠 longlegs
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Daddy longlegs
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

daddy longlegs
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அப்பா நீண்ட நாட்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वडील मोठी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Baba longlegs
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

longlegs daddy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

daddy Longlegs
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

папа Longlegs
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

longlegs tata
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπαμπάς longlegs
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hooiwagen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pappa långben
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

daddy longlegs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of daddy longlegs

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DADDY LONGLEGS»

The term «daddy longlegs» is regularly used and occupies the 97.186 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DADDY LONGLEGS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about daddy longlegs

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DADDY LONGLEGS»

Discover the use of daddy longlegs in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to daddy longlegs and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Daddy Longlegs Blues
Daddy Longlegs, a blues musician in a backyard boogie-woogie band, shimmies through the cool grass, glides across the swimming pool, relaxes beside the waterspout, and preens his eight legs before the big concert.
Mike Ornstein, 2009
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Daddy Longlegs
Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the tall spiderlike daddy longlegs.
Catherine Anderson, 2008
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Daddy Longlegs
Looks at the the physical characteristics, habits, and environment of the daddy longlegs.
Heather Miller, 2004
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Daddy Longlegs Spiders
Describes the anatomy, web-making, food, reproduction, enemies, and usefulness to humans of the Daddy longleg spider, which is often confused with other longlegged insects, and mistakenly feared as poisonous.
Leslie C. Kaplan, Jake Miller, 2004
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Daddy Longlegs Spiders
A daddy longlegs is a good addition to a home. It will eat lots of flies, mosquitoes, ants, and moths. The spider gets this food three ways. Webs belonging to other spiders provide a daddy longlegs with food. The daddy longlegs may crawl into ...
Jill C. Wheeler, 2010
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Boys' Life
But a daddy longlegs has eight, like a spider. But he's not a spider. Sometimes called "harvestmen," daddy longlegs are built differently from their spider cousins. They have only two eyes while spiders have eight. Their bodies have no waist.
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Daddy Longlegs at Birch Lane
Observes the spring hatching of a daddy longlegs or harvestman and follows her until the autumn when she herself is ready to lay her eggs.
Beverley Brenna, 1996
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The Earwig's Tail: A Modern Bestiary of Multi-legged Legends
For all I knew, “daddy longlegs” could be an Australian common name for something other than an opilionid—maybe even a deadly spider. After all, I hadn't been at the conference more than an hour before I discovered that an “iced coffee” in ...
May R. Berenbaum, 2009
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A Field Guide to Your Own Back Yard (Second Edition)
Mid-autumn is the time of year when you are most likely to encounter the spiderlike arachnid known as the harvestman, or daddy longlegs. The young, which hatch in spring, have matured by fall and can often be seen in sections of your yard ...
John Hanson Mitchell, 2014
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Life in the Soil: A Guide for Naturalists and Gardeners
The trip of such a hitchhiker is almost assured of being a safe one, for each daddy longlegs is well protected from larger animals that are always looking for a tasty meal. A daddy longlegs can certainly not offer a tasty morsel since it secretes a ...
James B. Nardi, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DADDY LONGLEGS»

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REVIEW: Doctor Who: The Crawling Terror by Mike Tucker
'Mummy there's a daddy longlegs in my room!' Then the screaming starts… Alan Travers is heading home from the pub when something ... «Doctor Who Watch, Jul 15»
2
Wild Ideas: Tiny aeronauts and gossamer bridges at dawn
... known as “daddy longlegs”). Their meeting was brief, with each touching each other's feelers before continuing on their respective journeys. «Rappahannock News, Jul 15»
3
Anglers out for the longest day
The evening session was completely the opposite, thank goodness, trout were rising everywhere. Fishing with a Daddy Longlegs dry fly with a ... «Northumberland Gazette, Jun 15»
4
Inside Out, Dope, Heaven Knows What, The Wolfpack, The Yes Men …
Directors Josh and Benny Safdic (Daddy Longlegs) fully embrace not just Landry's free-floating life and never-ending search for drugs, but they ... «Gapers Block, Jun 15»
5
Life as lived by a homeless junkie
Their 2009 film, “Daddy Longlegs,” was inspired by their childhood with their unpredictable father, a Syrian-born Jew who was a compulsive amateur ... «Jewish Journal, Jun 15»
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The Terrifying Moment a Spider Jumps Out of a Banana (VIDEO)
Yes, even daddy longlegs. We're not kidding. So, you can imagine our horror when we watched the video above. There's nothing like getting ... «First to Know, Jun 15»
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Four Elms CC - A committed committee
... although we get some leatherjackets, they have never created too much of an issue, although the daddy longlegs are a bit of a nuisance at ... «Pitchcare, Jun 15»
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Artist Paints Rooftops With Spiders To Troll Airplanes, And 4 Other …
Gotta hand it to Peterson. The daddy longlegs are pretty damn convincing. #Seattle Oh and enormous daddy long-legs by #Seattleartist and ... «Bustle, Jun 15»
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Movie review: "Heaven Knows What" a gritty tale of love among …
Directed by celebrated filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie (LENNY COOKE, DADDY LONGLEGS), HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT blends fiction, ... «The Denver Post, Jun 15»
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In Heaven Knows What, Arielle Holmes burns through the screen …
As in Daddy Longlegs and The Pleasure of Being Robbed (2008), Josh's debut feature, Heaven Knows What assembles a perfect supporting ... «City Pages, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Daddy longlegs [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/daddy-longlegs>. May 2024 ».
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