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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Originally designed in 1895 by Sir Henry Peto—whose father built Nelson’s Column—the grounds have been restored and expanded.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
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In the future, Lisa serves as commissioner of the NBA, and Bart runs a retirement home where their widowed father Homer resides.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
26 June 2025
Noun
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In the past year, Towns made sure to get his high school diploma and driver’s license, Hawkins said, which Towns had told his dad were his two short-term goals.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Lombard’s dad played for the Braves from 1998-2000 and is now the Tigers’ bench coach.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
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“Papa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/papa. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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