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papa

pa·pa
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pah-puh, puh-pah]
    • /ˈpɑ pə, pəˈpɑ/
    • /pəˈpɑː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

Historical Comparancy

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

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Synonyms for papa

noun papa

  • begetter — The begetter of something has caused this thing to come into existence.
  • dad — Your dad is your father. You can call your dad 'Dad'.
  • daddy — Children often call their father daddy.
  • he — any male person or animal; a man: hes and shes.
  • hes — any male person or animal; a man: hes and shes.

Top questions with papa

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