variants
also poppas
as in fathers
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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Her Founders were fathers, and mothers, too.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Ninety-five percent of the women studied were white women living in the United States, and researchers did not factor in any information provided by the fathers.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
7 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
Noun
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Six years later, the couple became dads once again with the arrival of their youngest, Griffin, in August 2020.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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And in the case of pregnancy, dads have to navigate that reality in our own way.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Papas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/papas. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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