I. abba
variant of aba
II. ab·ba ˈabə, aˈbä noun
( -s )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek, from Aramaic abbā
: father — a title of honor given variously to the Deity in the New Testament, to bishops and patriarchs in many Eastern churches, and to Jewish scholars in the Talmudic period