variants
also poppas
as in dads
a male human parent
a proud papa of newborn twins
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Recent Examples of papas
Other options are chicken tinga from Pueblo, mole guisados from Mexico City, rajas (bell peppers, onion, pablano chiles and jack cheese), steak con papas (beef and potatoes), chiccharon (pork rinds) and a bean and cheese option featuring heirloom beans from Rio del Rey farm.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Menu highlights include papas rellenas, cubano sandwiches and ropa vieja.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 4 June 2024
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Menu highlights include papas rellenas, cubano sandwiches and ropa vieja.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 4 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for papas
Noun
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Hovering moms and dads are following their kids all the way to campus.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Luiz Baptista wrote on a fan account’s Father’s Day post dedicated to the couple’s dads on June 15.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Family is at her core Patterson and her husband, Lance, adopted their two nephews (whose fathers were incarcerated) and raised them through high school, IndyWeek reported.—
Evan Moore
October 31,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Oct. 2025
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Currently in production in Nevada, the film follows two fathers from vastly different worlds who form an unlikely bond while searching for a runaway daughter in Reno.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some people's mommies and daddies really, really struggle with money, and that is not something to ever make fun of somebody for.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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The baby daddies are family to me.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Papas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/papas. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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