papa in English: A child's word for father. (noun)

Translation

A child's word for father.

Word origin

From French papa, a child's word for father, taken into English in the 1600s.

Gender

Pluralpapas

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"Papa" is a warm, childlike word for your father.

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Here "papa" is used in the same way as "my dad".

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"Papa" is often used when you speak to your father.

dad

The word children use for their father.

daddy

A warm word that young children use for their father.

father

A man who has a child; a male parent.

family

A group of people who are related, such as parents and their children.

mum

The usual British word for your mother. In American English people say "mom".

pa

An informal, old-fashioned word for father.

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