pa B2 Topic:Family & Relationships US /pɑː/ See IPA manual Freq #2684 Meanings 1 noun Father; dad. Hey, Pa, I'd like you to meet my friend. 2 noun Personal assistant; someone whose job is to help a manager with daily tasks. She works as a PA to the chief executive. 3 noun Public address; a system of speakers used to make announcements to a crowd. The boarding call came over the airport PA. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · father; dad. daddaddyfatherpapa Word family Forms pa'spas Derived forms godpama-and-pa Related forms grandpa Appears in Proverbs (1) See all Le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle Etymology AI details Borrowed from Māori pā. pā mi View etymology graph -> Topics Family & Relationships External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # pa **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /pɑː/ **Frequency rank:** 2684 ## Meanings 1. Father; dad. 2. Personal assistant; someone whose job is to help a manager with daily tasks. 3. Public address; a system of speakers used to make announcements to a crowd. ## Examples - Hey, Pa, I'd like you to meet my friend. - She works as a PA to the chief executive. - The boarding call came over the airport PA. ## Derived Forms - godpa - ma-and-pa ## Related Forms - grandpa ## Roots and Affixes - Root: pā ## Etymology Borrowed from Māori pā. ## AI Etymology Pa was borrowed from Māori pā. Modern senses include father; dad and personal assistant; someone whose job is to help a manager with daily tasks. The wider word family includes derivatives such as godpa and ma-and-pa and related forms such as grandpa. ## Topics - Family & Relationships markdown