爸爸 — meaning in English

English meaning

• baba noun A small, rich cake soaked in rum or other flavored syrup.
• dad noun A father; an informal, affectionate word for one's male parent.
• daddy noun A father, especially as used by young children or in affectionate address.
• father noun A male parent.
• pa noun An informal word for father.

Senses

爸爸 is used for these senses in English:

• baba A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
• dad (informal) A father, a male parent.
• daddy (slang, obsolete) The person who gives away the bride at a wedding, in the absence of her actual father.
• father A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, taken as his own, etc.).
• pa (colloquial) Father, papa.

baba — full definition

1. noun A small, rich cake soaked in rum or other flavored syrup.
2. noun In various cultures, an informal word for a father, grandmother, or other family elder.
3. noun A respected spiritual teacher or holy man, especially in South Asian traditions.

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