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Papa

//pəˈpɑː// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Acronym of Professional and Amateur Pinball Association. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Noun
  1. 1
    Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. childish, often
  2. 2
    Any pinball tournament held under the auspices of the Professional and Amateur Pinball Association.
  3. 3
    an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk wordnet
  4. 4
    A pet name for one's grandfather. informal
  5. 5
    Acronym of Parallax Aircraft Parking Aid. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
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  1. 6
    A parish priest in the Greek Orthodox Church.

    "they are all of the Orthodox Church, and obey devoutly the precepts of Papa Athanasius"

  2. 7
    Alternative letter-case form of Papa from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. alt-of

Etymology

From French papa, from Middle French papa, from Old French papa, from Latin papa, probably originally a reduplicated imitation of a child's early efforts at vocalising Latin pater (“father”). Compare Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas, “papa, daddy”).

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