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pa⋅pa
[pah-puh, puh-pah] 
–noun
| 1. | father. |
| 2. | (initial capital letter ) a code word used in communications, esp. by radio, to represent the letter P. |
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| pa·pa (pä'pə, pə-pä') n. Informal Father. [French; see papa in Indo-European roots.] |
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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.
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papa
"father," 1681, from Fr. papa, from L. papa, originally a child's word, cf. Gk. pappa (voc.) "o father," pappas "father," pappos "grandfather." The native word is daddy; first use of papa was in courtly speech, as a continental affectation, not used by common folk until late 18c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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