variants
also poppa
as in daddy
a male human parent
a proud papa of newborn twins
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Recent Examples of papa
But not before papa Ozzy got a few words in edgewise.
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Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
His team sold between 250-300 orders of churrasco con papas a day at the site.
—Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
Poorer residents would revive the bread by dipping it in salsa made with guajillo peppers and frying it nearly dry, then stuffing it with various cost-effective ingredients, such as chorizo con papas (sausage and potatoes).
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Menu highlights include papas rellenas, cubano sandwiches and ropa vieja.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 4 June 2024
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Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
His team sold between 250-300 orders of churrasco con papas a day at the site.
—Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
Poorer residents would revive the bread by dipping it in salsa made with guajillo peppers and frying it nearly dry, then stuffing it with various cost-effective ingredients, such as chorizo con papas (sausage and potatoes).
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Menu highlights include papas rellenas, cubano sandwiches and ropa vieja.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 4 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for papa
Noun
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Last night at the BFI London Film Festival, the Swedish actor took it up another leather daddy notch.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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About 20 mins later, our son woke up, confused and looking for his daddy.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The topic of nepotism came up in a new interview with Skarsgård in Vulture, when the outlet pointed out that many of his eight children — including Bill, Alexander, and Gustaf — have become actors like their father.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Unless another boy was injured, a boy with a father who resembled me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The young Irwin is no doubt his dad’s mini-me, long an unofficial spokesperson for his beloved home.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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Being a head coach, a husband, a dad.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Papa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/papa. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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