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papa

[pah-puh, puh-pah] / ˈpɑ pə, pəˈpɑ /
NOUN
father
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


Example Sentences

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‘You’ve got to take care of mama bear and papa bear first.’

From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025

Someone’s got to pay as papa becomes grand-père, but the forecast is bleak.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

But not before papa Ozzy got a few words in edgewise.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025

"My papa, Lev Rubinstein, died today," his daughter Maria wrote on her blog.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2024

It’s gotten me to thinking about him and my papa and our days in Chemung County.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan