variants
also poppa
as in daddy
a male human parent
a proud papa of newborn twins
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Recent Examples of papa
For a particularly memorable start to the trip, visitors can head to Restaurante Lilium to explore the rich culinary culture of the Canary Islands, with beloved local dishes up for grabs including papas arrugadas, Canarian sancocho, and quesillo.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
In the opening sequence, Helly’s morning swim leads to a peculiar breakfast supervised by her strange papa.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
The proud papa also bounced up and down after rookie coach Kelsea Ballerini followed suit.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Rubens relishes his role as a put-upon papa.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
In the opening sequence, Helly’s morning swim leads to a peculiar breakfast supervised by her strange papa.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
The proud papa also bounced up and down after rookie coach Kelsea Ballerini followed suit.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Rubens relishes his role as a put-upon papa.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for papa
Noun
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Leather daddies balletically hang and spin from chains.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
25 June 2025
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That’s after years of Fiona channeling her anger toward her father for the benefit of her litigious clients back in L.A. but doing little to resolve her daddy issues.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2025
Noun
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His father, Scotty Robinson, also had a career in country music for a while, so clearly the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.—
Sid Evans,
Southern Living,
8 July 2025
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Turns out, Yun had fallen in love with Marcello’s father Alfredo (Luca Zingaretti) — a relationship that doesn’t seem to scandalize anyone, not even Marcello’s mom Lorella (Sabrina Ferilli).—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
8 July 2025
Noun
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My parents met one summer in 1975 at one of my dad’s acoustic shows on the eastern tip of Long Island.—
Brooke Lea Foster,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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The ride portion has distinctly Epcot qualities that are futuristic, educational and a bit dad jokey.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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“Papa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/papa. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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