papa

Noun

US[pah-puh]/ˈpɑˌpʌ/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talkSynonyms: dad dada daddy pa pappa popType of father, male parent

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Pa·pa′ noun

Origin: 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. Orby Shipley

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54