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Meaning of PAPA

Pronunciation:  'pâpâ

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
 

PAPA is a 4 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: dad, dada, daddy, pa, pappa, pater, pop
 
 See Also: begetter, father, male parent

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pa*pa"\, n. [F. papa, L. papa; cf. Gr. ?, ?, a child's
word meaning father. Cf. {Pope}.]
1. A child's word for father.

2. A parish priest in the Greek Church. --Shipley.

 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: abba, abuna, antipope, archbishop, archdeacon, archpriest, bishop, bishop coadjutor, canon, cardinal, cardinal bishop, cardinal deacon, cardinal priest, chaplain, coadjutor, curate, dad, daddy, dean, diocesan, ecclesiarch, exarch, father, foster father, genitor, governor, Grand Penitentiary, hierarch, high priest, Holy Father, metropolitan, old man, pa, pap, pappy, pater, paterfamilias, patriarch, penitentiary, pontiff, pop, pope, pops, prebendary, prelate, primate, rector, rural dean, sire, stepfather, subdean, suffragan, the old man, vicar
 

 

 

 

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