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papa.

papa, a child's father; also as form of address: dad, daddy

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/pa.pa/
  1. papa, a child's father; also as form of address: dad, daddy

    childish · masculine
    Papa, on va où ?
    Au revoir, papa, je t'appelle demain.
  2. pops, any man of roughly fatherly age and appearance

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle French papa, child-speak, syllable-repetitive; compare maman.

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