the eldest or most senior member in a society, profession, etc
father of the bar
8. (often plural)
a senator or patrician in ancient Rome
9. the father of
verb(transitive)
10.
to procreate or generate (offspring); beget
11.
to create, found, originate, etc
12.
to act as a father to
13.
to acknowledge oneself as father or originator of
14. (foll byon or upon)
to impose or place without a just reason
poppa in American English
(ˈpɑpə)
noun
informal
a father
Word origin
[1765–75; var. of papa]This word is first recorded in the period 1765–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backwash, copperhead, guidance, lightweight, pile driver
Examples of 'poppa' in a sentence
poppa
Let's hope his poppa kept his word and a stiff hand over him or he'll have grown up into a complete young horror," Con observed.