/ pəˈpɑː; NAmE ˈpɑːpə/ noun
( BrE , old-fashioned or NAmE ) used to talk about or to address your father
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from French , via late Latin from Greek papas .
/ pəˈpɑː; NAmE ˈpɑːpə/ noun
( BrE , old-fashioned or NAmE ) used to talk about or to address your father
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from French , via late Latin from Greek papas .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005