Where does the saying "Daddy' little girl" come from?

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Where does the saying "Daddy' little girl" come from?

2007-03-18 02:06:03 · 4 answers · asked by Nell S 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations

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It comes from the Freudian theory that girls naturally grativitate toward their fathers, while boys tend to grativitate toward their mothers. Hence, "Daddy's girl" and "Momma's boy".

2007-03-18 02:15:14 · answer #1 · answered by soccer15rules 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Maybe some guy had a daughter once and he called his wife his girl and then called his daughter, his little girl.

2007-03-18 02:17:25 · answer #2 · answered by ali 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

hmmmm hey sweet thang...come sit on daddy knee and i'll tell you all about it.. :-P j/k I have no idea

2007-03-18 02:14:24 · answer #3 · answered by Paul W 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋

same place as moma's boy ; just a saying

2007-03-18 02:15:33 · answer #4 · answered by jim m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋