poppa

[pop-uh]

noun Informal.

father.

Origin of poppa

First recorded in 1765–75; variant of papa

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And Poppa seemed to have a new softness that he'd seldom seen before.
Poppa Needs Shorts
Leigh Richmond
“Poppa left for Monte this morning,” Mamie explained over the soup.
Olive in Italy
Moray Dalton
It is said that she has begged Poppa to let her take the bath immediately after herself.
Quo Vadis
Henryk Sienkiewicz
This was opposed by Poppa, for whom evidently Pomponia's virtue is as salt in the eye.
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Henryk Sienkiewicz
At Poppa, who came directly after him, they shouted, "Flava coma (yellow hair)!!"
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Henryk Sienkiewicz