variants
also poppa
as in daddy
a male human parent
a proud papa of newborn twins
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Recent Examples of papa
The proud papa also bounced up and down after rookie coach Kelsea Ballerini followed suit.
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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
LeBron James is one proud papa!
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
At its heart, this dish is essentially papas con chorizo, a dish in Mexican cuisine that combines potatoes and chorizo.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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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
LeBron James is one proud papa!
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
At its heart, this dish is essentially papas con chorizo, a dish in Mexican cuisine that combines potatoes and chorizo.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for papa
Noun
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But with Georgia having slept with both Paul and Joe, the owner of Blue Farm Café, there's one big question: Who’s the baby daddy?—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Gabriel Byrne’s new heavy, the Chancellor, hisses to Castañeda’s doomed daddy as Eve watches in horror.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Noun
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That said, Shane Hawkins has stepped into his father’s role in his long-running side project Chevy Metal.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2025
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Amy Adams Strunk Net Worth: $2 billion One-Year Change: 0% Team: Tennessee Titans Source of Wealth: Sports Adams Strunk’s father, the legendary Bud Adams, founded the Houston Oilers in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League, a decade before its official merger with the NFL.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Noun
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First of all, my dad was a big baseball fan and grew up watching the Yankees.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Austin shot his dad to protect Georgia and witnessed his mom suffocate Tom.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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“Papa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/papa. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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