"papa" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pəˈpɑː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɑːpə/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-papa.ogg Forms: papas [plural]
enPR: pə-päʹ [Received-Pronunciation], päʹ-pə [General-American] Rhymes: -ɑː, -ɑːpə 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|papa}} French papa, {{der|en|frm|papa}} Middle French papa, {{der|en|fro|papa}} Old French papa, {{der|en|la|papa}} Latin papa, {{onomatopoeic|en|title=imitation}} imitation, {{der|en|la|pater||father}} Latin pater (“father”), {{cog|grc|πάππας||papa, daddy}} Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas, “papa, daddy”) Head templates: {{head|en|nouns|plural|papas}} papa (plural papas)
  1. (often childish) Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. Tags: childish, often
    Sense id: en-papa-en-noun-pZV1n5BX Categories (other): English terms of address Disambiguation of English terms of address: 40 42 9 8
  2. (informal) A pet name for one's grandfather. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Male family members
    Sense id: en-papa-en-noun-c8smSinc Disambiguation of Male family members: 33 46 9 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, English terms of address, Pages with 55 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 51 11 14 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 20 50 19 11 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 17 46 25 11 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 40 42 9 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 55 entries: 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 5 0 2 3 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3. A parish priest in the Greek Orthodox Church.
    Sense id: en-papa-en-noun-sJl8DHqs
  4. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Papa from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Papa from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet
    Sense id: en-papa-en-noun-De6dFSTs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: come to papa, papa's girl Related terms: father, pa, pappy, pater, paw, pop, poppa, da, dad, daddy

Inflected forms

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        "(informal) A pet name for one's grandfather."
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
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        "General-American"
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    },
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      "homophone": "poppa (father-bother merger)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "popper (non-rhotic, father-bother merger)"
    },
    {
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    },
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    }
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        "(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Papa from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet."
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    },
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
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      "homophone": "popper (non-rhotic, father-bother merger)"
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    },
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}

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