papa

IPA: pˈɑpʌ

(often childish) Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
(informal) A pet name for one's grandfather.
A parish priest in the Greek Orthodox Church.
Any pinball tournament held under the auspices of the Professional and Amateur Pinball Association.
(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Papa from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
Acronym of Professional and Amateur Pinball Association.
(aviation) Acronym of Parallax Aircraft Parking Aid.

Examples of "papa" in Sentences

Sorry Matthieu, you are adorable, but your papa is chaud!
"Why, '_Samson_'" the child said, -- "_that's what you call papa! _"
'Hideous monster! let me go; My papa is a Syndic — he is M. Frankenstein — he will punish you.
"I'll not go down till papa is gone," she thought; "he'll ask me what is the matter with my eyes."
Will it not seem strange when the largest and finest book in papa's library is one written by his Louis?
He is interrogating her, how she is called, and where is she from, and how do they call papa, and how do they call mamma.
"Let me call papa -- he must be somewhere in the house -- he will know what to do!" she said, at last, trembling and white.
GALLAGHER: It seemed the religious world hung on his every word, but the streets remained silent, and Turks seemed pleased that the man they call papa had come to their country.
"I don't know; something dreadful must have happened, for mamma and Fan are crying together upstairs, papa is shut up in the library, and Tom is raging round like a bear, in the dining-room."
She was only sixteen, and he was perfectly splendid; and she has plenty of money, and every one talked about it; and when she went anywhere, people looked, you know, and she liked it; but her papa is an old poke, so he 's sent them all away.