pa

pa · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (informal) One's father.

Forms

plural: pas

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    ma and pa — one's mother and father, parents
  • •
    pa-in-law — (informal) father-in-law

Related words

Antonyms: ma, mother
See also: dad, daddy, father, papa
Synonyms: dad, daddy, father, papa

Etymology

From English papa, a child's word for father, ultimately of imitative origin representing a baby's first sounds.