Papa

Pronunciation

• enPR: pÉ™-päʹ, IPA: /pəˈpɑː/, /ˈpɑː.pÉ™/
• Homophones: poppa

Origin

Circa 17th century, from French papa, probably originally imitative of a child's early efforts at vocalization.

Full definition of papa

Noun

1. (often childish) Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
2. (informal) A pet name for one's grandfather.
3. A parish priest in the Greek Orthodox Church.
4. The letter P in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Related terms

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

Anagrams

• APAP