variants
also poppa
as in daddy
a male human parent
a proud papa of newborn twins
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Recent Examples of papa
Now, there’s a new papa that don’t take no mess, the conniving Rev, who looks exactly like Pap.
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for papa
Noun
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According to Ohio State University, the most common types of spiders are daddy long-legs, wolf spiders, and crab spiders, which can be found in or around your home.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 July 2025
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Perhaps their strategy is to wait for all debts to be paid by Uncle Sam, who has no business being their SLIC daddy.—
Greg Maresca,
Boston Herald,
29 July 2025
Noun
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As many fans were happy to see that the couple might be back together, her ex-boyfriend and father of her children, Tracy T, didn’t seem as elated.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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During the meeting, the group read from a page and a half of cases of immigrants detained this year, including a father suffering from leukemia in metro Detroit with three children who was arrested five days ago, Kovari said.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Rogers and Devane’s TV daughter, the aforementioned Kimberly McCullough (aka GH’s Robin), previously paid her respects to her on-screen dad.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
16 Aug. 2025
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Aa Anne Hathaway recently proved with her Chanel dad sandals, or Hailey Bieber with her slippers, comfort in footwear is paramount.—
María Munsuri,
Glamour,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Papa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/papa. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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