"Paw Paw" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Paw Paw
  1. A village in Lee County, Illinois, United States. Categories (place): Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Illinois, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Paw_Paw-en-name-o2ahG0Q8
  2. A ghost town in Miami County, Indiana, United States. Categories (place): Ghost towns in Indiana, USA, Places in Indiana, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Paw_Paw-en-name-r4VHPdqF
  3. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky, United States, named after the common pawpaw. Categories (place): Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kentucky, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Paw_Paw-en-name-fn5VWn5M
  4. A village, the county seat of Van Buren County, Michigan, United States. Named after the pawpaw trees which grew along the Paw Paw River. Categories (place): Places in Michigan, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Michigan, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Paw_Paw-en-name-xbKrIa-Q Categories (other): County seats of Michigan, USA
  5. A ghost town in Sullivan County, Missouri, United States. Categories (place): Ghost towns in Missouri, USA, Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Paw_Paw-en-name-HJNl2pxi
  6. A small town in Morgan County, West Virginia, United States, named after the pawpaw. Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in West Virginia, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Paw_Paw-en-name-ImxX5cE1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 9 8 16 7 36 18

Noun

Forms: Paw Paws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} Paw Paw (plural Paw Paws)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of paw paw (“pawpaw, grandfather”). Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: paw paw (extra: pawpaw, grandfather)
    Sense id: en-Paw_Paw-en-noun-NQrCJLZM

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          "ref": "2013, Jacchi Machito, A Woman Named Jacchi, Xlibris Corporation, page 63",
          "text": "[…] and beguiled her “Paw Paw” Ben with her wit and charm. She had long brown blond hair and gorgeous dark brown eyes with pale, almost see-through skin like her mother.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative letter-case form of paw paw (“pawpaw, grandfather”)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "paw paw",
          "paw paw#English"
        ],
        [
          "pawpaw",
          "pawpaw"
        ],
        [
          "grandfather",
          "grandfather"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Paw Paw"
  ],
  "word": "Paw Paw"
}

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