: father
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Noun (1)
a proud papa of newborn twins
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Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2026
Wyatt got a loving look from his papa Maisani.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
My poppa came to the United States from a village in Russia at age two in 1909, his father a tailor who barely spoke English.
—Bob Brody, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2023
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Noun
For the golf lover If your papa likes to putt, then this is the perfect destination.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2026
Wyatt got a loving look from his papa Maisani.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Noun
Dmitri, who has an uncanny gift for impersonation, is desperate for poppa’s approval but seems unlikely to get it by running a piano bar, even if Nikolai loves hearing him do Tony Bennett.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
My poppa came to the United States from a village in Russia at age two in 1909, his father a tailor who barely spoke English.
—Bob Brody, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2023
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“Papa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/papa. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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papa
noun
pa·pa
ˈpäp-ə 
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