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单词 puppa
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puppan.

Brit. /ˈpʊpə/, U.S. /ˈpʊpə/, Caribbean English /ˈpʊpa/
Forms: 1800s– puppa, 1900s– poopa, 1900s– poopah, 1900s– pupa.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: papa n.2
Etymology: Representing a regional or colloquial pronunciation of papa n.2 Compare moomah (see quot. 1961), apparently representing a regional pronunciation of mama n.1
colloquial (chiefly Caribbean).
= papa n.2 1. Also as a form of address.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > father > [noun]
fatherOE
sirec1250
authora1398
flesh-fathera1400
genitor1447
daddy1523
dad1533
bab1598
patera1600
dada1672
relieving officer1677
papa1681
pappy1722
baba1771
pa1773
governor1783
paw1826
fatherkin1839
pop1840
bap1842
pap1844
da1851
baba1862
puppa1885
pops1893
poppa1897
pot and pan1900
papasana1904
daddy-o1913
bapu1930
baby-father1932
abba1955
birth father1977
1885 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 15 Apr. A manly voice says: ‘Call puppa; call puppa; call puppa; tiss puppa.’ And the heavy tread of the man sounds as he walks the floor.
1912 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 25 Apr. 4/3 As regards the name of the owner, ‘Me puppa breder’ or ‘Cousin Johnny’, are not uncommon and it involves an amount of cross-examination to get the names of these worthies.
1961 I. Khan Jumbie Bird ii. 23 Good t'ing he wasn't there, otherwise I shoot he, he moomah and he poopah too.
1986 O. P. Adisa in S. Brown Caribbean New Wave (1990) 7 Dy kingdom come, tie er head. Dy will be done, tie er head. Ave mercy, Pupa Jesas.
1999 H. Lindsay in H. Gilbert Postcolonial Plays (2001) 175/1 Mi three pickney left long time fi look life fi demself. Mi couldn't help dem. Nuh know where dem puppa deh.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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