papa
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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
She said Fayed "behaved like a father figure", told her to call him "papa", and "often spoke about his family and children, as if to make me feel safe around him."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024
“It is a place where education is free—even for girls!” my papa had said.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
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
Having a space and having more workshop events will create that solid foundation for our clients to really be confident as plant mamas and papas!
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2021
Families pressed around picnic tables piled high with homemade empanadas, papas fritas and steaming cups of morocho, a thick, sweet drink.
From New York Times ● May 30, 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
