Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryDad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. · A pet name for one's grandfather. · A parish priest in the Greek Orthodox Church. · Alternative letter-case form of Papa from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
Etymology tree Middle French papa French papabor. English papa From French papa, from Middle French papa, from Old French papa, from Latin papa, probably originally a reduplicated imitation of a child's early efforts at vocalising Latin pater (“father”). Compare Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas, “papa, daddy”).
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