variants
also poppa
as in daddy
a male human parent
a proud papa of newborn twins
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Recent Examples of papa
The proud papa called his kids every day and played Fortnite daily with his son, Giron said.
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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
But not before papa Ozzy got a few words in edgewise.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
His team sold between 250-300 orders of churrasco con papas a day at the site.
—Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
Menu highlights include papas rellenas, cubano sandwiches and ropa vieja.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 4 June 2024
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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
But not before papa Ozzy got a few words in edgewise.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
His team sold between 250-300 orders of churrasco con papas a day at the site.
—Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
Menu highlights include papas rellenas, cubano sandwiches and ropa vieja.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 4 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for papa
Noun
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Seeing all those pictures of him being a daddy.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Last night at the BFI London Film Festival, the Swedish actor took it up another leather daddy notch.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The topic of nepotism came up in a new interview with Skarsgård in Vulture, when the outlet pointed out that many of his eight children — including Bill, Alexander, and Gustaf — have become actors like their father.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Unless another boy was injured, a boy with a father who resembled me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Charlie inherited his dad’s love for baseball and attends a lot of Freddie's games with his mom.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Graham describes an almost mystical creative energy during the filming of a climactic reconciliation scene between Bruce and his dad.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Papa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/papa. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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