variants
also poppa
as in daddy
a male human parent
a proud papa of newborn twins
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Recent Examples of papa
At its heart, this dish is essentially papas con chorizo, a dish in Mexican cuisine that combines potatoes and chorizo.
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Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 9 Oct. 2024
After all, the 27-year-old artist had grown up listening to the likes of the Stanley Brothers and Flatt and Scruggs on her granny and papa’s records.
—G. Samantha Rosenthal, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
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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Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 9 Oct. 2024
After all, the 27-year-old artist had grown up listening to the likes of the Stanley Brothers and Flatt and Scruggs on her granny and papa’s records.
—G. Samantha Rosenthal, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
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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That’s not Amrita’s fault; even a master in the art of Buddhist practice and meditation can’t fix a middle-aged white man with daddy issues.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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How do those attempts to make peace with the concept of daddy go?—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The girls’ mother, Phyllis, struggled with bipolar episodes, so Mary lived with her father, who’d served in the Air Force and worked in supercomputing.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Metcalf’s father said that Austin, a Memorial High student, died in the arms of his twin brother, who tried to stop the bleeding.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The dad-of-two has spent the past decade covering the fortunes of Liverpool FC across the globe to give fans the inside track on the Reds from the dressing room to the boardroom.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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Now, the lovable dog can be seen walking the streets of New York with her dad — and his fiancée Nicole Brydon Bloom.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Papa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/papa. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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