CEFR A2

papa

noun

Meaning

papa means dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses papa to mean dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
The teacher asked students to find papa in the reading.

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papa (A2)

noun

Pronunciation: /pəˈpɑː/

Definition

Examples

The article uses papa to mean dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
The teacher asked students to find papa in the reading.
Check the words around papa to choose the right meaning.

How to Use papa

a/the papa (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a papa."
papa in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked papa in context before translating it."

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