papa

[ pah-puh, puh-pah ]
/ ˈpɑ pə, pəˈpɑ /
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noun

father.
(initial capital letter) a code word used in communications, especially by radio, to represent the letter P.

Origin of papa

1675–85; < French; Middle French pappa (nursery word); compare Latin pāpa father (see pope), Old Norse pāpi, pabbi father. See pap1

Words nearby papa

paotow, pap, pap smear, pap technique, pap test, papa, papable, papacy, papadopoulos, papagayo, papago

Words related to papa

dad, pop, daddy, pa

Example sentences from the Web for papa

British Dictionary definitions for papa (1 of 4)

papa 1
/ (pəˈpɑː) /

noun

old-fashioned an informal word for father (def. 1)

Word Origin for papa

C17: from French, a children's word for father; compare Late Latin pāpa, Greek pappa

British Dictionary definitions for papa (2 of 4)

papa 2
/ (ˈpɑːpɑː) /

noun

RC Church another name for the pope 1 (def. 1)

Word Origin for papa

C16: from Italian

British Dictionary definitions for papa (3 of 4)

papa 3
/ (ˈpɑːpa) /

noun

NZ rare. a soft blue-grey clay of marine siltstone or sandstone

Word Origin for papa

Māori

British Dictionary definitions for papa (4 of 4)

Papa
/ (ˈpɑːpɑː) /

noun

communications a code word for the letter p