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papa

Signification

Concepts

(Anglais)

(childish, often) Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
(informal) A pet name for one's grandfather.
A parish priest in the Greek Orthodox Church.
(alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Papa from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Fréquence

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/pəˈpɑː/

Appartenant à grec ancien

πάππας

In summary

From French papa, from Middle French papa, from Old French papa, from Latin papa, probably originally a reduplicated imitation of a child's early efforts at vocalising Latin pater (“father”). Compare Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas, “papa, daddy”).