pa

noun

ˈpä How to pronounce pa (audio)
Definition of panext
as in dad
a male human parent I cherish my memories of the times that I went fishing with my pa

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  1. dad
  2. father
  3. daddy
  4. papa
Noun
  • And just trying to figure out if my dad could have walked out of there, like, putting myself in my dad’s shoes.
    Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
  • This is very personal—my dad was born in the Panama Canal Zone.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of dad
Noun
  • Stack has attributed this to his father’s short temper.
    Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Officials said the charges came after investigators presented additional evidence to a grand jury following the arrest of 33-year-old Andrew Kammerer, the child's father.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of father
Noun
  • Feedback concerning the project has been fiery: Think 27-hour-long county board meetings, dissenters showing up in Civil War garb and even a letter of opposition from No. 1 history daddy Ken Burns.
    Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
  • My daughter was super psyched that daddy was going to be nice to me on screen.
    Brianne Tracy, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of daddy
Noun
  • The proud papas were already tickled even before the actual proposal.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 2 Dec. 2024
  • One of life’s greatest gifts is being your & your sibling’s papa!!
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of papa
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