papa n : an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk [syn: dad, dada, daddy, pa, pappa, pater, pop]

English

Etymology

Circa 17th century, from , a children's word for father.

Pronunciation

Noun

1. Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
2. The letter P in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Related terms

• father
• pa
• pappy
• pater
• paw
• pop
• poppa

Translations

Noun

1. papa, term of address for one’s father, especialy used by young children

Ewe

Pronunciation

• lang=ee|/pæpɑː/
• /p}

Hungarian

Noun

Portuguese

Noun

Papa can refer to:

• affectionate for father in Latin and various Romance languages
  • hence, Pope in various languages
  • also, Papar (Culdees), Irish monks
  • many languages (often unrelated) have words with labial consonants and open vowels as their word for "father" and "mother"; /papa/ is just one example. A discussion of this phenomenon can be found in the article Mama and papa.
  • some people also refer to their grandfathers as "papa".
• P in the NATO phonetic alphabet
• Papa class submarine
• pāpa in Sanskrit, the concept of sin in Hinduism

people:

• Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), nickname
• Papa Bouba Diop (born 1978), a football (soccer) player from Senegal
• Rav Papa (?-375), a Babylonian Amora from the Talmud
• Papa, a monk martyred with Abda and Abdjesus
• François "Papa Doc" Duvalier, former President of Haiti
• Nick "Papa" Kho, former professional pick-up artist and part owner in the pick-up and seduction company Real Social Dynamics

in music:

• Papa Was a Rollin' Stone, a song by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for The Undisputed Truth, famously covered by The Temptations in 1973
• Papa Don't Preach, a song by Madonna from her 1986 album True Blue
• Pa-Pa, a song by Finnish band The Rasmus from their album Hell of a Tester from 1998

in mythology:

• Rangi and Papa, the primordial parents according to Māori mythology

in geography:

• Pápa, a town in Hungary
• Papa, Scotland, the name of various islands, including Papa Stour

in arts and popular culture:

• Papa (TV series), a South Korean drama
• Papa Lazarou, a fictional character from The League of Gentlemen
• Papa (song), from the popular BBC film/Tv Film Gideon's Daughter

In cuisine:

• Papa (Lesotho), a staple food in Lesotho

acronyms:

• Professional and Amateur Pinball Association
• Parallax Aircraft Parking Aid, a device that indicates where pilots should stop in a stand

See also

• Papar, Sabah, town located in east Malaysia on the island of Borneo

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