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- [pah-puh, puh-pah]
- /ˈpɑ pə, pəˈpɑ/
- /pəˈpɑː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pah-puh, puh-pah]
- /ˈpɑ pə, pəˈpɑ/
Definitions of papa word
- noun papa father. 1
- noun papa (initial capital letter) a code word used in communications, especially by radio, to represent the letter P. 1
- noun papa affectionate term for father 1
- countable noun papa Some people refer to or address their father as papa. 0
- noun papa a soft blue-grey clay of marine siltstone or sandstone 0
- noun papa a code word for the letter p 0
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Origin of papa
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; < French; Middle French pappa (nursery word); compare Latin pāpa father (see pope), Old Norse pāpi, pabbi father. See pap1
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Parts of speech for Papa
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
papa popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
papa usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for papa
noun papa
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