papa

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pa·pa /pəˈpɑː $ ˈpɑːpə/ noun [countable]  old-fashionedFATHER a way of talking to or about your father 爸爸 Good morning, Papa! 早上好，爸爸！

Examples from the Corpus

papa• It was your precious brother who stole customers away from papa, took the profits to put in his own pocket.• As with Terry she meant nothing to him, except as a means of extorting money from her papa.• Dear Kidsday: I am 10, and my papa died in July.• From the sixth century the title papa became especially Roman in the West.• Let me introduce you, papa.Origin papa (1600-1700) French Greek papas; → POPE

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papa
pa‧pa /pəˈpɑː $ ˈpɑːpə/ noun [countable]old-fashioned a way of talking to or about your father:
    Good morning, Papa!
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ father a male parent: My father’s a doctor. | He’s a father of three.
   ▪ dad informal used when talking to your father, or about someone's father: Can I borrow your car, Dad? | Her dad retired ten years ago. | My dad was in the army.
   ▪ daddy a name for father, which is used especially by young children or when you are talking to young children: Where’s your daddy? | Daddy, can I have a drink, please?
   ▪ pop American English informal (also pa old-fashioned) used when talking to your father, or about someone's father: I helped Pop fix the gate this morning. | Can I help, Pa? | He is in New York with his Pop's credit card, eating all the ice cream and pizza the city has to offer.
   ▪ papa old-fashioned informal used when talking to your father, or about someone's father: Papa had forbidden me to go. | She saw her papa 's face change at this news.
   ▪ sb’s old man informal someone's father – used when talking about him in a way that is not very respectful: His old man wouldn’t let him use the car.
   ▪ stepfather (also stepdad informal) a man who is married to your mother, who is not your father but often acts as your parent: Her stepfather is really nice.

papaBrE /pəˈpɑː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɑːpə/ 🔊 noun (BrE, old-fashioned or NAmE) used to talk about or to address your father 爸爸