papa C2+ Topic:Family & Relationships US /ˈpɑpə/ UK /pəˈpɑː/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an affectionate or childish term for one's father The little boy ran to greet his papa at the door. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an affectionate or childish... fatherdaddaddypapop ↔ Opposites mamamother Word family Related forms paterpaternal Etymology AI details From French papa, from Latin papa, a nursery word of imitative origin like Greek pappa, found across many languages as an instinctive infant utterance for 'father'. papa Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Family & Relationships External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # papa **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɑpə/ **IPA (UK):** /pəˈpɑː/ ## Meanings 1. an affectionate or childish term for one's father ## Examples - The little boy ran to greet his papa at the door. ## Synonyms - father - dad - daddy - pa - pop ## Antonyms - mama - mother ## Related Forms - pater - paternal ## Roots and Affixes - Root: papa ## Etymology From French papa, from Latin papa, a nursery word of imitative origin like Greek pappa, found across many languages as an instinctive infant utterance for 'father'. ## AI Etymology Papa is from French papa, from Latin papa, a nursery word of imitative origin like Greek pappa, found across many languages as an instinctive infant utterance for 'father'. Important recorded forms include papa (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers an affectionate or childish term for one's father. The wider family includes related words such as pater and paternal. ## Topics - Family & Relationships markdown