papa
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Hebel characterized Morrison as “very much like a papa bear, a protector” who was very close to Sheina, his only child.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
‘You’ve got to take care of mama bear and papa bear first.’
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 16, 2025
But not before papa Ozzy got a few words in edgewise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025
After scoring a goal in stoppage time, he pulled up his Liverpool shirt to show a T-shirt underneath bearing the message "freedom for papa".
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2023
“Now that’s fine. That’s f-f-fine, white boy. When I pop me open Mr. Oyster, I think about growin’ up and my papa and Captain Bimbo, the first shrimp boat I e-e-ever work on.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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
And “Rutherford Falls” co-creator Sierra Teller Ornelas tweeted, “This may seem like a small papas thing, but all we hear is ‘you folks have no stars to build projects around’.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2022
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
Saturday’s first breakfast was at Telefónica Gastropark, a new food-truck trailer park where we tucked into chilaquiles and papas de zefe in outsize portions from La Carmelita.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2018
“I did what papas do. Now, let's enjoy your few weeks home. No more talk of this, okay?”
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
