Dictionary Entry
papa
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/PAH-pah/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyEmerging (0)Informal or affectionate term for 'father' or 'dad.'
In a Sentence
“Every evening, the little girl ran to the door shouting, "Papa's home!"”
Origin
Mid-17th-century nursery and child-speech variant of 'papa' from French or Latin 'papa' meaning father.
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