papa
Meanings
Plural: papas
Noun
- an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- A pet name for one's grandfather.
- A parish priest in the Greek Orthodox Church.
- alternative letter-case form of Papa from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
Origin / Etymology
From French papa, from Middle French papa, from Old French papa, from Latin papa, probably originally a reduplicated imitation of a child's early efforts at vocalising Latin pater (“father”). Compare Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas, “papa, daddy”).
Scrabble Score: 8
papa is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordpapa is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
papa is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
papa is a valid Words With Friends word