"papa" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pa.pa/ Audio: Fr-papa.ogg Forms: papas [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French papa, child-speak, syllable-repetitive; compare maman. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|frm|papa}} Middle French papa, {{onomatopoeic|fr|title=repetitive}} repetitive, {{m|fr|maman}} maman Head templates: {{head|fr|nouns|plural|papas|g=m}} papa m (plural papas)
  1. (childish) papa, a child's father; also as form of address: dad, daddy Tags: childish, masculine
    Sense id: en-papa-fr-noun-Kch63PVV Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French onomatopoeias, French reduplications Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of French onomatopoeias: 63 37 Disambiguation of French reduplications: 63 37
  2. pops, any man of roughly fatherly age and appearance Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Family, Male family members
    Sense id: en-papa-fr-noun-8fvGmg2B Disambiguation of Family: 40 60 Disambiguation of Male family members: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: à la papa, barbe-à-papa, fils à papa, grand-papa, papa poule, papa-gâteau

Inflected forms

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      "word": "fils à papa"
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          "english": "Bye, Dad. I'll call you tomorrow.",
          "text": "Au revoir, papa, je t’appelle demain.",
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