papa

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Meaning

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

pappa

male parent

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Hyphenated as

pa‧pa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pəˈpɑː/

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”).

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