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papa

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


Example Sentences

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May’s papa party offered, along with the suds, a learning experience and camaraderie among fathers, which Nieves believes is much needed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 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

To me, and everyone else in my family, he’s always been papa.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

There was a man who sold cha siu bao from a tiny cart on weekends, and his papa had taken him there after a morning at the Oakland Museum.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro




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