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[ pah-puh, puh-pah ] / ˈpɑ pə, pəˈpɑ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR papa ON THESAURUS.COM
nounfather. (initial capital letter) a code word used in communications, especially by radio, to represent the letter P. Origin of papa1675–85; <French; Middle French pappa (nursery word); compare Latin pāpa father (see pope), Old Norse pāpi, pabbi father. See pap1 Words nearby papaPaoli, Paolozzi, Paoting, Paotow, pap, papa, papable, papacy, Papadopoulos, Papagayo, Papago Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for papaThe Amazon biography for an author named Papa Faal mentions both Gambia and lists a military record that matches the FBI report. The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST In the background, outside, is Papa Legba, who is a Loa, the word for a Voodoo deity. ‘Gods of Suburbia’: Dina Goldstein’s Arresting Photo Series on Religion vs. Consumerism|Dina Goldstein|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Her demand was simple: I will not marry Loras Tyrell (i.e., the “renowned pillow-biter” to whom Papa Tywin has betrothed her). Best ‘Game of Thrones’ Season Yet|Andrew Romano|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST “Like Papa,” this too made me proud that they would make such a comparison. Life as an Undocumented Immigrant|Jose Antonio Vargas|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In it, Papa Cruz rants and raves about the “crisis” this country is facing because of its “Marxist” president. House of Cruz: the Making of Ted Cruz|Michelle Cottle|November 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST With intense relief we saw Jack hauled on board over the stern; but papa was still in the water. A Yacht Voyage Round England|W.H.G. Kingston I must tell you now about Mr. Cooper's first child, and how fine a thing it was to have an inventor for a papa. Stories of Great Inventors|Hattie E. Macomber You know, papa, he is dying, and this letter is a message of death. Jane Sinclair; Or, The Fawn Of Springvale|William Carleton My papa may well call her Simple Susan; for simple she is, and simple she will be, all the world over. The Parent's Assistant|Maria Edgeworth The difference between papa and mama is, that mama loves morals and papa loves cats. Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
British Dictionary definitions for papa (1 of 4)
nounold-fashioned an informal word for father (def. 1) Word Origin for papaC17: from French, a children's word for father; compare Late Latin pāpa, Greek pappa British Dictionary definitions for papa (2 of 4)
nounRC Church another name for the pope 1 (def. 1) Word Origin for papaC16: from Italian British Dictionary definitions for papa (3 of 4)
nounNZ rare. a soft blue-grey clay of marine siltstone or sandstone Word Origin for papaMāori British Dictionary definitions for papa (4 of 4)
nouncommunications a code word for the letter p Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to papadad, pop, daddy, pa |