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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In the end, her dad got it, and Barron won an Obie.—
Alex Barasch,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Whether or not a school-age child spends their school day on a screen shouldn’t be dependent on where mom or dad can find a job.—
Abby McCloskey,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some had Robert Carlson's signature, but many appeared to be signed by his father.—
Carol Thompson,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Set in the last year of World War II on the remote North Sea island of Amrum, the story is told from the point of view of 12-year-old Nanning (Jasper Billerbeck), whose zealot mother (Laura Tonke) is raising him as a good Nazi while his father fights in the war.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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His wife, Taylor, will be in the stands at Lucas Oil Stadium and, back in Champaign, Sienna will be at home, waiting for her daddy.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Papa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/papa. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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