Definitions

papa

[pah-puh, puh-pah] / ˈpɑ pə, pəˈpɑ /

NOUN

father

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dad

STRONG

daddy pa pop

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

I fell asleep, desperately missing my mama and papa.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince