poppa
/ˈpɒpə
/noun North American
Informal term for father. [as name]: oh, Poppa will be pleased...
- Give poppa a hug and send some more money this way.
- She smiled at Kurt and said softly, ‘Babies always look like their poppas.’
- It seems proud poppas are the same the world over.
Origin
Late 19th century: alteration of papa.
Rhymes
- punch-marked
- punch one's ticket
- punch-out
- punch-packed
- punch-packing
- punch plate
- punch press
- punch-prop
- punch-pull
- punch-pulling
- Punch show
- punch someone's lights out
- Punch's show
- Punch's voice
- punch the (time) clock
- punch ticket
- punch-up
- Punch voice
- punchwork
- punchy
- puncta
- punctae
- punctate
- punctated
- punctate-scabrous