Papa
Pa·pa
\pə-ˈpä, ˈpä-pə\Definition of PAPA
—a communications code word for the letter p
First Known Use of PAPA
1952
pa·pa
noun \ˈpä-pə, chiefly British pə-ˈpä\Definition of PAPA
: father
Variants of PAPA
pa·pa also pop·pa \ˈpä-pə\
Examples of PAPA
- <a proud papa of newborn twins>
Origin of PAPA
French (baby talk)
First Known Use: 1677
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