Learn English – Why “Daddy” in this sentence was written with a capital D

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Why is Daddy in this sentence written with a capital D?

Her love letters to and from Daddy were in an old box, tied with ribbons and stiff, rigid-with-age leather thongs.

This sentence is from the essay named My mother never worked by Bonnie Smith-Yackel.

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It is correct to capitalize those terms when Mum or Dad is used instead of their name. If you are writing "my mum" or "your dad", then the term is not capitalized.

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