"papaw" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: papaws [plural]
Etymology: From papaya. Head templates: {{en-noun}} papaw (plural papaws)
  1. A tree, Carica papaya, of tropical America, belonging to the order Brassicales, and producing dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit. Categories (topical): Male family members Related terms: pawpaw
    Sense id: en-papaw-en-noun-Vjn4-uvD Disambiguation of Male family members: 52 40 9 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Southern US English Disambiguation of American English: 85 12 4 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 18 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 87 9 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 6 3 Disambiguation of Southern US English: 85 10 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: papaws [plural]
Etymology: Related to papa, or pa pa (one's fathers father). Head templates: {{en-noun}} papaw (plural papaws)
  1. Alternative form of pawpaw, a grandfather, especially one's paternal grandfather. Tags: Southern-US, US, alt-of, alternative, dialectal Alternative form of: pawpaw (extra: a grandfather, especially one's paternal grandfather)
    Sense id: en-papaw-en-noun-fGvvd13T
  2. (less common) A father. Tags: Southern-US, US, dialectal, uncommon
    Sense id: en-papaw-en-noun-TTeGOiVa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pawpaw Related terms: mamaw
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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