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- [pap-ee]
- /ˈpæp i/
- /ˈpæp.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pap-ee]
- /ˈpæp i/
Definitions of pappy word
- adjective pappy like pap; mushy. 1
- noun plural pappy father. 1
- abbreviation PAPPY pulpy 1
- noun pappy Some people refer to their father as their pappy. 0
- adjective pappy resembling pap; mushy 0
- noun pappy father 0
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Origin of pappy
First appearance:
before 1670 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1670-80; pap1 + -y1
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Parts of speech for Pappy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pappy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% 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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pappy
adj pappy
- bendable — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- cottony — of or like cotton; downy; fluffy
- cribriform — pierced with holes; sievelike
- cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
- doughy — of or like dough, especially in being soft and heavy or pallid and flabby: a doughy consistency; a fat, doughy face.
noun pappy
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