"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 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: 62 38 Disambiguation of French reduplications: 66 34
  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: 10 90 Disambiguation of Male family members: 28 72
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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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "à la papa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "barbe-à-papa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "fils à papa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "grand-papa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "papa poule"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "papa-gâteau"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "frm",
        "3": "papa"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French papa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle French papa, child-speak, syllable-repetitive; compare maman.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "papas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "nouns",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "64 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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          "_dis": "62 38",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 34",
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          "name": "French reduplications",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Daddy, where are we going?",
          "text": "Papa, on va où ?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Bye, Dad. I'll call you tomorrow.",
          "text": "Au revoir, papa, je t’appelle demain.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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          "papa",
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        [
          "father",
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        ],
        [
          "dad",
          "dad#English"
        ],
        [
          "daddy",
          "daddy#English"
        ]
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      ],
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    },
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          "_dis": "28 72",
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      "links": [
        [
          "pops",
          "pops#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/pa.pa/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-papa.ogg",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "papa"
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    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
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    "French onomatopoeias",
    "French reduplications",
    "French terms derived from Middle French",
    "French terms inherited from Middle French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 57 entries",
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    "fr:Male family members"
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    {
      "word": "à la papa"
    },
    {
      "word": "barbe-à-papa"
    },
    {
      "word": "fils à papa"
    },
    {
      "word": "grand-papa"
    },
    {
      "word": "papa poule"
    },
    {
      "word": "papa-gâteau"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "frm",
        "3": "papa"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Daddy, where are we going?",
          "text": "Papa, on va où ?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Bye, Dad. I'll call you tomorrow.",
          "text": "Au revoir, papa, je t’appelle demain.",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "papa",
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        ],
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          "father",
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        ],
        [
          "dad",
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        ],
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          "daddy",
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        ]
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      ],
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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          "pops",
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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