variants
also poppa
as in dad
a male human parent
a proud papa of newborn twins
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Recent Examples of papa
The proud papa called his kids every day and played Fortnite daily with his son, Giron said.
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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Rubens relishes his role as a put-upon papa.
—Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
Menu highlights include papas rellenas, cubano sandwiches and ropa vieja.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 4 June 2024
If sandwich makers are artists, then Maria De La Luz Briones is the Michelangelo of tortas, and her Sistine Chapel is made with chorizo con papas.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 May 2023
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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Rubens relishes his role as a put-upon papa.
—Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
Menu highlights include papas rellenas, cubano sandwiches and ropa vieja.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 4 June 2024
If sandwich makers are artists, then Maria De La Luz Briones is the Michelangelo of tortas, and her Sistine Chapel is made with chorizo con papas.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for papa
Noun
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My dad never got over my college choice and our relationship was harmed.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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And Dane, who portrayed Nate’s repressed dad Cal Jacobs, died in February following a battle with ALS, after filming scenes for the show’s final season.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Neither could Kendall, who had spent happy teenage years there with his father, stepmother, and brothers—and was still launching his boat from a dock on the property to work his oyster beds.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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Augustine, a bishop in the late fourth and early fifth centuries, is the spiritual father of the Augustinian order of which the pontiff is a member and former leader.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Then, to add a cherry on top, Porsha claims that in a post-coital conversation, Kelli got on the phone and proceeded to talk about Porsha’s baby daddy, Dennis.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
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And some of the same issues as daddy.—
Ryan Brennan
April 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Papa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/papa. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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