papa
(initial capital letter) a code word used in communications, especially by radio, to represent the letter P.
Origin of papa
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Gifts for the most stressed-out people you know | Rachel Feltman and Amanda Reed | November 22, 2022 | Popular-ScienceIt had been her papa who would tuck her in and turn off the night light.
‘This is a crisis’: Tens of thousands of children affected by pandemic-related deaths of parents | Ariana Eunjung Cha | October 7, 2021 | Washington Post“I love you so much papa,” he wrote in an emotional Instagram tribute to his father.
Tributes pour in for ‘Sex and the City’ actor Willie Garson, dead at 57 | Jennifer Hassan | September 22, 2021 | Washington PostAfter the pandemic forced her out of a part-time job at papa John’s, money has been tight.
One voter outreach group used to offer rides to the polls. Now they’re helping people get vaccinated. | Teo Armus | March 26, 2021 | Washington PostOverly proud papa awardTrump keeps saying his daughter Ivanka created 15 million jobs.
The Amazon biography for an author named papa Faal mentions both Gambia and lists a military record that matches the FBI report.
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country | Jacob Siegel | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the background, outside, is papa Legba, who is a Loa, the word for a Voodoo deity.
‘Gods of Suburbia’: Dina Goldstein’s Arresting Photo Series on Religion vs. Consumerism | Dina Goldstein | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHer demand was simple: I will not marry Loras Tyrell (i.e., the “renowned pillow-biter” to whom papa Tywin has betrothed her).
A Facebook photo from the event shows the manifestly proud papa beaming beside his son.
A True Tough Guy: The Mafia, Gays, and Michael Sam’s Boyfriend | Michael Daly | May 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Like papa,” this too made me proud that they would make such a comparison.
Miss Smith immediately rises from the table, puts up her dear little mouth to her papa to be kissed.
Physiology of The Opera | John H. Swaby (AKA "Scrici")"The worst of it is that one can't be certain of anything," said papa, pulling his moustache.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingBut Mamma and papa and Judy had quitted the cab, and all the luggage was being taken into the house.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingNone of his brothers or sisters was near him, and he could not hear his mamma or papa grunting near the feed trough.
Squinty the Comical Pig | Richard BarnumThey wanted papa and Mamma, gone to Bombay beyond the seas, and their grief while it lasted was without remedy.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for papa (1 of 4)
/ (pəˈpɑː) /
old-fashioned an informal word for father (def. 1)
Origin of papa
1British Dictionary definitions for papa (2 of 4)
/ (ˈpɑːpɑː) /
RC Church another name for the pope 1 (def. 1)
Origin of papa
2British Dictionary definitions for papa (3 of 4)
/ (ˈpɑːpa) /
NZ rare. a soft blue-grey clay of marine siltstone or sandstone
Origin of papa
3British Dictionary definitions for Papa (4 of 4)
/ (ˈpɑːpɑː) /
communications a code word for the letter p
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