What is the difference between dad and papa?
dad | papa | Synonyms |
(label) A father, a male parent.
(label) (non-gloss definition, Used to address one's father)
(label) (Used to address an older adult male)
(often, childish) Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
(informal)
A parish priest in the Greek Orthodox Church.
The letter P in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
Papa is a synonym of dad.
In informal terms the difference between dad and papa
is that dad is a father, a male parent while papa is A pet name for one's grandfather.As a proper noun Dad
is one's father.As an initialism DAD
is a designation on prerecorded compact discs indicating that the contents were recorded in digital but mixed in analog before being mastered to a digital medium; compare AAD, ADD, DDD.As an acronym PAPA is
Professional and Amateur Pinball Association, and the tournaments held under its auspices.dad
English
(wikipedia dad)Alternative forms
* , DadNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (a father) * (sense, used to address one's father familiarly) dada, daddy, pa, Pa, papa, pop, Pop, , pappa, pater, paw * (used to address an older adult male) daddio, pop, popsSee also
* mum, mom * sireAnagrams
* English palindromes ----papa
English
(wikipedia papa)Noun
(en noun)- (Shipley)
