How to Say "Big Daddy" in Greek

μεγάλος μπαμπάς

megálos babás/meˈɣa.los baˈbas/word by word

The English phrase 'big daddy' is translated into Greek as μεγάλος μπαμπάς (megálos babás).

This phrase is used to describe a father who is either large in physical size or advanced in age.

How do you pronounce it?

The pronunciation is /meˈɣa.los baˈbas/. The stress is on the second syllable of the four-syllable phrase.

In a completely different context, the word μπαμπάς is also the Greek name for a 'baba', a soft sponge cake soaked in rum originally from France.
If you wanted to use the more formal, classical Greek word for 'father', you would use πατήρ instead of μπαμπάς.
The phrase uses the word μεγάλος, which in Greek can mean 'big' in size, 'great' in importance, or 'old' in age.

Eleni and Kostas are looking at a family photo.

Ελένη Eleni

Ποιος είναι αυτός ο μεγάλος μπαμπάς στη φωτογραφία;
Poios einai aftos o megalos bampas sti fotografia?
Who is this big daddy in the photo?
Κώστας Kostas

Είναι ο παππούς μου, ο Κώστας.
Einai o pappous mou, o Kostas.
It is my grandfather, Kostas.
Ελένη Eleni

Είναι πραγματικά ένας πολύ μεγάλος μπαμπάς.
Einai pragmatika enas poly megalos bampas.
He is really a very big daddy.
Κώστας Kostas

Ναι, ήταν πάντα ο πιο ψηλός της οικογένειας.
Nai, itan panta o pio psilos tis oikogeneias.
Yes, he was always the tallest in the family.

Sources

IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (μεγάλος, μπαμπάς) and can differ in connected speech.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries μεγάλος, μπαμπάς, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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