Papa

Definition: Papa

Papa

Noun

1. An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk.

Date "papa" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)

Etymology: Papa \Pa*pa"\, noun. [French expression papa, from Latin expression papa; compare to Greek expression child's word meaning father. Compare to Pope.]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definitions: Papa

Domain	Definitions
Literature	Papa ~~~Father Father The former is Greek pappas (father); Chaldee, abba. For many centuries after the Conquest, the "gentry" taught their children to use the word "papa," but this custom is now almost gone out. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Mining	A. A bluish white, massive New Zealand clay like pipe clay; used for whitening fireplaces. When hard, it is called papa rock. Etymol: Polynesian. b. Sp. A nugget of gold or silver.c. A nodule of mineral. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Papa

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In Polynesian mythology (specifically: Maori), Papa is the mother Earth, wife of the sky god, Rangi. They had many children, but their embrace (as the Earth and the sky) threatened to crush plants, trees and their offspring, so the other gods (or just Tangaroa) separated them and light first appeared between them. Fog is said to be the sighs of loneliness of Papa, while the dew is the tears of Rangi. Papa gave birth to the ocean as well, when her body, pregnant with water, burst open and filled the seas.

In an alternate myth, Papa was married to Vatea. She gave birth to a calabash which Vatea made into the sky. Alternatively, Papa, a giant bird, laid an egg which became the island Hawaii. Vatea and Papa then lived there as the first man and woman.

Their children include: Haumea, Pere, Rongo, Paikea, Rehua, Tane, Tangaroa, Tawhiri and Tu. The youngest is Ruau-Moko, who has never been born and remains inside his mother's womb. His movements cause earthquakes.

Papa is also the letter P in the NATO phonetic alphabet. Papa is a name commonly used for a father.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Papa."

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Synonyms: Papa

Synonyms: dad (n), dada (n), daddy (n), pa (n), pappa (n), pater (n), pop (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Papa

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Clergy	Pope, Papa, pontiff, high priest, cardinal; ancient flamen, flamen; confessor, penitentiary; spiritual director.
Paternity	Parent; father, sire, dad, papa, paterfamilias, abba; genitor, progenitor, procreator; ancestor; grandsire, grandfather; great-grandfather; fathership, fatherhood; mabap.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Papa

English words defined with "papa": king vulture ♦ Pa, Papa Doc ♦ Sarcorhamphus papa. (references)

Specialty definitions using "papa": Ba ba ♦ Mamma, Mother ♦ Nimini Pimini ♦ The old man. (references)

Etymologies containing "papa": Papacy, Papal, Papaphobia, Paparchy, Pape. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Papa" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Dutch (dad, daddy, father), Ecuadorian Quechua (potato), French (dad, daddy, pa, Papa, Pappy, pop), German (dad, daddy, pa, Papa, pop), Hungarian (dad, daddy, pa, papa, pater, pop), Indonesian (daddy, destitute, father, poor), Italian (pa, pontiff, pope), Papiamen (father, gruel, mess, mush), Pidgin English (father), Portuguese (mash, pap, pontiff, pope, vicar of christ), Romanian (Papa), Samoan (bra), Serbo-Croatian (papa, pontiff, pope), Sotho (porridge), Spanish (pope, potato), Sranan (father, flatter), Turkish (holy father, pontiff, pope, vicar of christ, vicar of jesus christ).

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Modern Usage: Papa

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	First of all, Papa Smurf didn't create Smurfette. (Donnie Darko; writing credit: Richard Kelly) A real big one! Papa found it by the toy castle! (The Nutcracker Prince; writing credit: E.T.A. Hoffmann; Patricia Watson) Papa, you ain't forgetting the horse. (Old Yeller; writing credit: Fred Gipson;) ' So he-he come on in the yard and I go in the house to get him the nickel and I turn around, and 'fore I know it, he's on me, and I fought and hollered, but he had me around the neck, and he hit me again and again, and the next thing I knew, Papa was in the room, a-standin' over me, hollerin', 'Who done it, who done it?' (To Kill a Mockingbird; writing credit: Harper Lee; Horton Foote) It's a deliberate insult, Papa. They're trying to make us feel, just because we've a little country, we shouldn't have so many letters. (The Smiling Lieutenant; writing credit: Henri Bataille; Felix Dormann)
Lyrics	N' Papa said to Mama as he passed around the black-eyed peas ("Ode to Billy Joe"; performing artist: Bobbie Gentry)
Tongue Twisters	Give papa a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Papa (1992) Kanimuthu Papa (1972) Bhale Papa (1971) Tiens-toi bien après les oreilles � Papa (1971) Les petits bateaux Papa (1971)
Song Titles	Papa Don't Preach (performing artist: Kelly Osbourne) Papa Don't Preach (performing artist: Madonna) Papa Was A Rolling Stone (performing artist: The Temptations)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Papa

Domain	Title
References	Papa Johns International Inc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	A Doctor Like Papa (reference) Dear Papa (reference) Las Oraciones Privadas Del Papa Juan Pablo II: Una Invitacion a LA Oracion (Private Prayers of Pope John Paul Ii) (reference) Papa Gatto (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	The Little Rascals - Little Papa, Dogs Is Dogs, Sprucin' Up (reference) Una Papa Sin Catsup (reference) Big Daddy (Un Papa Genial) (reference) Kelly Osbourne - Papa Don't Preach [DVD Single] (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Flash Papa Menthol [IMPORT] (reference) Y Si Se Enoja Tu Papa (reference) Papa Don't Preach [CD-SINGLE] [ENHANCED] (reference) With Papa Bue's Viking Jazz Band (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Papa

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Use in Literature: Papa

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	That was your doing, papa.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	As to the little girl, she receives you unknown to papa.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	To escape held up relations between Jesus and Papa against those between Mary and her son.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Papa

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Costa Rica	Investments include fast food (Burger King, Taco Bell, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Subway, TCBY Yogurt, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Papa John's Pizza, etc.), car rentals (Hertz, Avis, Dollar, Budget, etc.), hotels (Marriott, Hampton Inn, Intercontinental), and designer clothing boutiques (Tommy Hilfiger, Liz Claiborne). (references)
	Honduras	Most of these firms are U.S. fast-food and casual restaurants, such as T.G.I. Friday's, Applebee's, Tony Roma's, Ruby Tuesdays, Pizza Hut, McDonald's, Wendy's, Subway, Burger King, Church's Chicken, Popeye's, T.C.B.Y., Domino's Pizza, Papa John's and Little Caesar's. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Papa

"Papa" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 53.48% of the time. "Papa" is used about 445 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	53.48%	238	19,410
Noun (singular)	46.29%	206	21,208
Unclassified Items	0.22%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	445	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Papa

The following table summarizes the usage of "papa" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Papa	Last name	2,000	6,849
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Papa

Country	Name
USA	Papa Johns International Inc
	(more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: Papa

Expressions using "papa": grand papa ♦ Papa Doc ♦ Sarcorhamphus papa. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Papa

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
papa johns	2,760
papa roach	1,981
papa johns pizza	1,777
papa john	1,133
papa	395
papa murphys	305
desi papa	257
papa john pizza	204
ginos papa	186
papa roach lyrics	181
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Papa

Language		Translations for "papa"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		Baba (dad, daddy, father, pa, pater, paterfamilias, pop, Poppa, sire). (various references)

Arabic		‏والد (father), ‏أب (dad, father). (various references)

Bulgarian		Татко (Poppa), Тате (Poppa). (various references)

Chinese		爸 (dad, father, pa). (various references)

Czech		Tatínek (dad, daddy). (various references)

Farsi		پاپا, پاپ (Pontiff), کشیش ناحیه , اقاجان (Dad), بابا. (various references)

French		Papa (pa, Pappy), Père. (various references)

German		Papa (dad, daddy, pa, pop), Vati (dad, daddy, pa). (various references)

Greek		όπαμπάσ, � απά, � ατέρασ. (various references)

Hebrew		ְבא. (various references)

Hungarian		papa (dad, daddy, pa, pater, pop), apuka (dad, daddy, tat). (various references)

Indonesian		bapak (dad, daddy, father). (various references)

Italian		Pap� (Dad, daddy, pa, pop, pope). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		パノラマ写真 (palladium, panoramic photograph, papaya, paprika, papyrus, parachute, parachute skirt, paradigm, paradigm shift, paradise, paraglider, paragraph, parapsychology, paraquat, parasail, parasite single, parasol, Parathion, paratyphus, parfait, pavilion, Pavlov, performance, perfume, perfumer, pub, public, public acceptance, public corporation, public course, public domain, public house, public opinion, public relations, public school, public servant, public space, publicity, puff, puff sleeve, puppy). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		パパ . (various references)

Manx		jishag (daddy, pa). (various references)

Pig Latin		apapay.(various references)

Portuguese		Polpa (marrow, mump, pulp, squash), Papai (dad, daddy, father, pabulum, poppet). (various references)

Romanian		Papa, Tãtic (dad, daddy, pa, Pappy). (various references)

Russian		Папа (Dada). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		papa (pontiff, pope), tata (dad, daddy, pop, poppa), otac (father, old man, pater). (various references)

Spanish		Papá (dad, daddy, pa, Pappy). (various references)

Swedish		Pappa (dad, daddy, father, pa, Pappy, pater, pop, Poppa). (various references)

Turkish		Baba (begetter, dad, daddy, father, goodman, governor, guv, guvnor, old man, pa, pater, Pere, pop, senior, sire, the governor, the old man). (various references)

Ukranian		Тато (Baba), Батюшка. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Papa

Derivations
	Words beginning with "papa": papacies, papacy, papain, papains, papal, papally, paparazzi, paparazzo, papas, papaverine, papaverines, papaw, papaws, papaya, papayan, papayas. (additional references)
	Words containing "papa": antipapal, nonpapal. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Papa" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aapa, aapam, apa, appia, appo, appp, appz, Eappa, iaopa, Mppda, paa, Paap, pada, paga, pagp, paha, Pajah, paka, Palpa, Panpra, Papai, papar, Papard, Papay, pape, papen, papi, Papia, papin, Papio, papl, papo, Papon, papp, Papps, Paps, papu, Papy, papya, pasa, pata, Paua, pava, paxa, Paya, paza, pbaa, Pcpe, peap, pepe, pepi, pepla, piha, pipo, piya, pmap, popa, popaj, Popat, popay, ppa, ppoa, pupua, Xapa, yapa, zapa. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Papa"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "papa" (pronounced pÄ"pu)
4	p Ä" p u	Poppa.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Papa

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-p-p"
	-1 letter: pap.
	-2 letters: aa, pa.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-p-p"
	+1 letter: appal, kappa, pampa, papal, papas, papaw.
	+2 letters: appall, appals, appeal, appear, grappa, kappas, palpal, pampas, papacy, papain, papaws, papaya, papula, paraph, pawpaw.
	+3 letters: apocarp, appalls, apparat, apparel, appeals, appears, appease, applaud, grappas, palpate, pampean, papains, papally, papayan, papayas, paphian, papilla, paprica, paprika, papulae, papular, papyral, parapet, paraphs, pawpaws, pitapat, puparia.
	+4 letters: apoapsis, apocarps, apocarpy, appalled, appanage, apparats, apparels, apparent, appealed, appealer, appeared, appeased, appeaser, appeases, appestat, applauds, applause, appraise, approach, approval, chappati, claptrap, coappear, haplopia, jipijapa, lagnappe, malaprop, mappable, mayapple, nonpapal, palpable, palpably, palpated, palpates, palpator, palpebra, pampeans, papacies, paphians, papillae, papillar, papricas, paprikas, papyrian, paradrop, parapets, pattypan, pitapats, portapak, preadapt, priapean, puparial, rapparee, reappear, tarpaper, trappean.
	+5 letters: antipapal, apocrypha, appalling, appanages, apparatus, appareled, apparitor, appealers, appealing, appearing, appeasers, appeasing, appellant, appellate, appendage, appendant, appertain, appestats, applauded, applauder, applauses, applecart, applejack, appliance, applicant, appraisal, appraised, appraisee, appraiser, appraises, approbate, approvals, catnapped, catnapper, chappatis, claptraps, coappears, disappear, flappable, haplopias, jipijapas, lagnappes, lagniappe, malaprops, mayapples, palpating, palpation, palpators, palpebrae, palpebral, palpebras, palpitant, palpitate, paparazzi, paparazzo, paperback, papillary, papillate, papilloma, paradrops, paragraph, paranymph, parapeted, parapodia, paratroop, pattypans, phalarope, portapack, portapaks, preadapts, primipara, propagate, propylaea, rapparees, reappears, sandpaper, scrapheap, scrappage, slaphappy, sopapilla, strappado, tarpapers, wallpaper.
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