US /pɑː/
name noun phrase Freq #2684

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Father; dad.

    Hey, Pa, I'd like you to meet my friend.

  2. 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. 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

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori pā.

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