pa
1 of 5noun (1)
ˈpä 
ˈpȯ
ˈpȯ : father
Pa
2 of 5abbreviation (1)
1
pascal
2
Pennsylvania
Pa
3 of 5symbol
protactinium
PA
4 of 5noun (2)
(ˌ)pē-ˈā
: physician assistant
PA
5 of 5abbreviation (2)
1
Pennsylvania
2
chiefly British per annum
3
personal assistant
4
power amplifier
5
power of attorney
6
press agent
7
professional association
8
public address
9
purchasing agent
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- dad
- daddy
- father
- old man
- papa
- poppa
- pater [chiefly British]
- pop
- sire
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Example Sentences
Noun (1) Pa, can I go out? I cherish my memories of the times that I went fishing with my pa.
Recent Examples on the Web
Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 18 Feb. 2020 There are dozens of variations, from haemul pa-jeon, a seafood scallion pancake, to kkaenip-jeon, perilla leaves stuffed with meat. NBC News, 25 Jan. 2020 Because there's a coalition of forces that are there that are putting pressure, the Iraqi partners were actually instrumental in taking down the caliphate. CBS News, 15 Jan. 2020 In this case the sum of pa and qb can take on values that range from 0 to 3.98 and at a = 1 and b = 1, the sum is 1.99. Quanta Magazine, 29 June 2018 Bama is the corporate behemoth out to destroy your college football ma-and-pa shops. Lorenzo Arguello, SI.com, 31 Oct. 2017 Square takes a predictable cut of every transaction its ma-and-pa merchant customers make. Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2017 See More
Noun
That's okay though, because, as a kid, no amount of money could've stopped me from playing with my pa-la-la-la Polly. Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 18 Feb. 2020 There are dozens of variations, from haemul pa-jeon, a seafood scallion pancake, to kkaenip-jeon, perilla leaves stuffed with meat. NBC News, 25 Jan. 2020 Because there's a coalition of forces that are there that are putting pressure, the Iraqi partners were actually instrumental in taking down the caliphate. CBS News, 15 Jan. 2020 In this case the sum of pa and qb can take on values that range from 0 to 3.98 and at a = 1 and b = 1, the sum is 1.99. Quanta Magazine, 29 June 2018 Bama is the corporate behemoth out to destroy your college football ma-and-pa shops. Lorenzo Arguello, SI.com, 31 Oct. 2017 Square takes a predictable cut of every transaction its ma-and-pa merchant customers make. Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
short for papa
First Known Use
Noun (1)
circa 1629, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1970, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing pa
Kids Definition
pa 1 of 2
noun
ˈpä
ˈpȯ
: father entry 1 sense 1
Pa., PA
2 of 2abbreviation
Pennsylvania
Medical Definition
Pa 1 of 3
symbol
protactinium
PA
2 of 3noun
ˌpē-ˈā
: physician assistant
PA
3 of 3abbreviation
pernicious anemia
pa
noun
as in dad
a male human parent I cherish my memories of the times that I went fishing with my pa Synonyms & Similar Words
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- dad
- papa
- daddy
- father
- pater
- pop
- poppa
- sire
- old man
- patriarch
- stepfather
- paterfamilias
- father figure
- father image
