PAPA | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of papa in English papanoun [ C ] UK old-fashioned formal or US informal uk /pəˈpɑː/ us /ˈpɑː.pə/ Add to word list Add to word list father: [ as form of address ] "Why is the sky blue, Papa?" she asked. Synonyms dad informal daddy child's word father (PARENT) pa informal old-fashioned pop (FATHER) mainly US informal your parents

• parentMy parents died when I was young.
• biological parentSome children are raised by grandparents or other family members, instead of their biological parents.
• adoptive parentWhen he was 7 months old, his mother gave him up to his adoptive parents.
• motherHave you met my mother?
• fatherMy father fully supports my life choices.
• mumUK My mum and dad go there every year.

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• baba
• bro
• bruv
• bubba
• dad
• granda
• grandad
• grandaddy
• grandbaby
• grandkid
• ma
• mam
• mama
• mammy
• mater
• nana
• nanny
• old man
• pater
• rellie

See more results » (Definition of papa from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

papa | American Dictionary

papanoun [ C ]   dated infml us /ˈpɑ·pə/ Add to word list Add to word list father; dad (Definition of papa from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of papa

papa The word papa, besides, gives a pretty form to the lips. From the Cambridge English Corpus While the gendering effect of 'papa' is mild (a female singer could easily exchange 'papa' for 'mama'), the connoted parental love seems important. From the Cambridge English Corpus Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism are all very good words for the lips: especially prunes and prism. From the Cambridge English Corpus Control children almost never did this (one child aged 36 months produced one token coco papa "egg daddy" for il a cass' l'oeuf "he broke the e egg"). From the Cambridge English Corpus On my thirteenth birthday, papa gave me a gold signet ring. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It opens with the couplet my brother you taught me how to fly, my papa you taught me how to cry. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The rectangular form of papa hou is a northern variation of the more widespread waka huia, which are canoe shaped. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Papa informs little red chicken that she should not interrupt the story like past experiences, little red chicken promises to be good tonight(4). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the forefront were papa and mamma, half laughing, half crying, waving hands and mopping tears. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Suddenly he has to come face-to-face with the realities of life without any mama or papa to do his thinking for him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Papas translates as mash and sarrabulho is a popular expression for coagulated blood, so the literal translation would be mashed blood. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Papa becomes fed up with their fighting, but ultimately gets pulled into the dispute. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Each day was an adventure with the history and stories that papa told us. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Little red chicken then writes a story about reading stories for bedtime until she realizes papa has fallen asleep! From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Papa often refers to how little red chicken regularly interrupts bedtime stories before they are finished. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of papa?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 爸爸… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 爸爸… See more in Spanish papá… See more in Portuguese papai, pai… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian パパ, お父さん… See more baba… See more papa… See more papa… See more papa… See more tatínek… See more far, papa… See more ayah… See more คุณพ่อ… See more bố… See more ojczulek, tata… See more pappa… See more ayah… See more der Papa… See more pappa… See more 아빠… See more тато… See more papà… See more Need a translator?

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