papa — meaning in English

English meaning

• daddy noun A father, especially as used by young children or in affectionate address.
• father noun A male parent.

Senses

papa is used for these senses in English:

• 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.).

daddy — full definition

1. noun A father, especially as used by young children or in affectionate address.
2. noun Slang: an attractive or dominant older man, often used as a term of admiration or address.

father — full definition

1. noun A male parent.
2. noun A person seen as the founder or leading figure of something.
3. noun A title of respect for a priest.
4. verb To be the male parent of a child.

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