papa
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
To me, and everyone else in my family, he’s always been papa.
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025
But not before papa Ozzy got a few words in edgewise.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025
“She will not be surprized, papa, at least.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.