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papa

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/pəˈpɑː/
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/pəˈpɑː/ · /ˈpɑːpə/

Definition of papa

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (childish, often)Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
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noun

  1. (childish, often)Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
  2. (informal)A pet name for one's grandfather.
  3. A parish priest in the Greek Orthodox Church.
    “they are all of the Orthodox Church, and obey devoutly the precepts of Papa Athanasius”
  4. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Papa from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
  5. Any pinball tournament held under the auspices of the Professional and Amateur Pinball Association.
  6. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of Parallax Aircraft Parking Aid.

name

  1. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of Professional and Amateur Pinball Association.

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Etymology

From French papa, from Middle French papa, from Old French papa, from Latin papa, probably originally a reduplicated imitation of a child's early efforts at vocalising Latin pater (“father”). Compare Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas, “papa, daddy”).

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