variants
also poppa
as in dad
a male human parent
a proud papa of newborn twins
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Recent Examples of papa
The proud papa of one-year-old Jack Blues Bieber posted a series of adorable pics of the little guy taking some tentative steps with mom Hailey Bieber on Wednesday (Sept. 17).
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
The proud papa called his kids every day and played Fortnite daily with his son, Giron said.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Rubens relishes his role as a put-upon papa.
—Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
Menu highlights include papas rellenas, cubano sandwiches and ropa vieja.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 4 June 2024
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
The proud papa called his kids every day and played Fortnite daily with his son, Giron said.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Rubens relishes his role as a put-upon papa.
—Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025
Menu highlights include papas rellenas, cubano sandwiches and ropa vieja.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 4 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for papa
Noun
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Instead of feeling alone, their daughter suddenly had her dad right beside her — with his own crazy hairstyle to match.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Everybody’s got a dad, everybody’s got a mom, lots of people have sons and daughters, people are in relationships.—
Derek Lawrence,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Wilson’s father was a Presbyterian minister, and Wilson read the Bible daily.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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The backstory The property was built in 1835 as a private home for Sarah Lydia Robbins Howe, whose father Edward Hutchinson Robbins served as Massachusetts’ sixth lieutenant governor.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
Noun
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If his film’s fetishized heroine manages to claw her way back out by the end, conquering her daddy issues and taking on the boogeyman, most of us are still stuck down there.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
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For here is John Lennon setting himself up as a new kind of hands-on daddy.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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“Papa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/papa. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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