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masculine

/paˈpa/

#179 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

dad, pop

Word origin

A nursery word for 'father', paralleling Latin papa and found in many languages, ultimately from infant babbling.

Origin: Latin
Root: papa
English cognates: papa

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralpapas

Examples

, ¿ llevarme ?

Dad, can you take me to training?

My dad is the hardest-working man I know.

Elena .

Elena's dad arrived from Buenos Aires yesterday.

Marta .

Marta's dad cooks on Sundays for everyone.

My dad always tells the same jokes at dinner.

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This word is part of lesson 4.