papa
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"They couldn't believe that papa was in this and I couldn't believe it," he shared.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
In June, his twin sons transferred to his alma mater from a Detroit prep school with hopes of making their papa proud and lifting the town’s spirit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026
‘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
In Africa my papa loved the dusty dry winds of the Harmattan, which blew down from the Sahara Desert every December or January.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
Back in the kitchen, Jaramillo is explaining the latest addition to the taco menu: Uncle P, a.k.a. papas con huevo.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 24, 2022
As a result, this specific babbling bent makes "dadas," "babas" and "papas" – along with "apas" and "abas" – very popular things for little Carlos or Keisha to say while hanging out in the crib.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2022
R&B-loving Filipina American friends launch the plant shop for ‘fly plant mamas and papas’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2021
He hits, in his way, the same notes as Ted Lasso: a man unabashed to be emotional, loving, kind, the proudest and most supportive of papas.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2020
“Our mamas and papas aren’t b-bad, just unlucky,” the boy went on in his relentless way, “and M-Matt isn’t bad either!”
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
