Hypertext Webster Gateway: "papa"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Papa \Pa*pa"\, n. [F. papa, L. papa; cf. Gr. ?, ?, a child's
word meaning father. Cf. {Pope}.]
1. A child's word for father.
2. A parish priest in the Greek Church. --Shipley.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
papa
n : an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby
talk [syn: {dad}, {dada}, {daddy}, {pa}, {pappa}, {pater},
{pop}]
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