/ ˈpɒpə; NAmE ˈpɑːpə/ noun
( NAmE , informal ) used by children to talk about or to address their father
—see also papa , pop
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: alteration of papa .
/ ˈpɒpə; NAmE ˈpɑːpə/ noun
( NAmE , informal ) used by children to talk about or to address their father
—see also papa , pop
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: alteration of papa .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005