papa

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/pəˈpɑː/

noun 6name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, better, classical, dead, frank, old, south, sure

VERB + PAPA

call, don't, earned, helped, name, tell, weren't

PAPA + NOUN

athanasius, i'm, mama, medicine, smurf

PREP.

about, down, than

ADV.

then

Definitions

noun

Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.

A pet name for one's grandfather.

A parish priest in the Greek Orthodox Church.

they are all of the Orthodox Church, and obey devoutly the precepts of Papa Athanasius

Alternative letter-case form of Papa from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

name

Acronym of Professional and Amateur Pinball Association.

noun

Any pinball tournament held under the auspices of the Professional and Amateur Pinball Association.

Acronym of Parallax Aircraft Parking Aid.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an informal term for a father

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

come to papa

Used to encourage someone or something to approach, or an event to occur.

Cut loose, let your hair down, honey / Unwind, turn the lights down low / Relax, let's uncork the stopper / Come to papa, come on, let's go

Example Bank

they are all of the Orthodox Church, and obey devoutly the precepts of Papa Athanasius

Wiktionary

My papa said no.

Tatoeba · #25533

Papa had a classical education.

Tatoeba · #329277

At Papa South, you can eat delicious homestyle food.

Tatoeba · #407533

Papa, let's have a face-to-face laugh battle!

Tatoeba · #1300138

Papa made sure all the lights were turned off before going to bed.

Tatoeba · #1426776

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, papa is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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