pa

[ pah, paw ]
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nounInformal.

Origin of pa

1
Short for papa

Words Nearby pa

Other definitions for Pa (2 of 8)

Pa1

abbreviationPhysics.
  1. pascal; pascals.

Other definitions for Pa (3 of 8)

Pa2

Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. protactinium.

Other definitions for PA (4 of 8)

PA

abbreviation
  1. Parents' Association.

  1. paying agent.

  2. Pennsylvania (approved especially for use with zip code).

  3. physician's assistant.

  4. press agent.

  5. public-address system.

Other definitions for p.a. (5 of 8)

p.a.

abbreviation
  1. participial adjective.

  2. per annum.

  1. press agent.

Other definitions for p.-a. (6 of 8)

p.-a.

abbreviation
  1. public-address system.

Other definitions for Pa. (7 of 8)

Pa.

abbreviation
  1. Pennsylvania.

Other definitions for P.A. (8 of 8)

P.A.

abbreviation
  1. Parents' Association.

  2. Insurance. particular average.

  1. passenger agent.

  2. post adjutant.

  3. power of attorney.

  4. press agent.

  5. public-address system.

  6. publicity agent.

  7. purchasing agent.

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How to use pa in a sentence

  • pa says if your folks had so many children as he has and some of 'em got away he wouldn't offer no reward for 'em, he wouldn't.

    Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
  • Ma she says there's consid'able difference in their ways, though; 'cause Seth he works, constant, an' pa he never does a stroke.

    Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
  • "pa" is somewhat proud of his boy, and Charles was of course elaborately gotten up for so great an occasion.

  • pa Babcock affirmed the tale and declared that this was why he had left off working on the haunted farm.

    Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
  • And then you go to your pa and tell him the deacon wants to make up, and begs his pardon out and out.

    Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington Kelland

British Dictionary definitions for pa (1 of 7)

pa1

/ (pɑː) /


noun
  1. an informal word for father

British Dictionary definitions for pa (2 of 7)

pa2

pah

/ (pɑː) /


nounNZ
  1. a Māori village or settlement

  2. history a Māori defensive position and settlement on a hilltop

  1. go back to the pa to abandon city life in favour of rural life

Origin of pa

2
Māori

British Dictionary definitions for pa (3 of 7)

pa3

the internet domain name for
  1. Panama

British Dictionary definitions for Pa (4 of 7)

Pa

the chemical symbol for
  1. protactinium

symbol for
  1. pascal

British Dictionary definitions for PA (5 of 7)

PA

abbreviation for
  1. Pennsylvania

  2. personal appearance

  1. personal assistant

  2. military Post Adjutant

  3. power of attorney

  4. press agent

  5. Press Association

  6. banking private account

  7. public-address system

  8. publicity agent

  9. Publishers Association

  10. purchasing agent

  11. insurance particular average

  12. (in New Zealand) probationary assistant

  13. Panama (international car registration)

British Dictionary definitions for p.a. (6 of 7)

p.a.

abbreviation for
  1. per annum

Origin of p.a.

6
Latin: yearly

British Dictionary definitions for Pa. (7 of 7)

Pa.

abbreviation for
  1. Pennsylvania

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Scientific definitions for Pa

Pa

  1. Abbreviation of pascal

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