I. ˈpap noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English pappe; of imitative origin like Swedish dialect & Norwegian dialect pappe pap, Latin papilla nipple, Lithuanian papas, Sanskrit pippalaka
1. chiefly dialect : nipple , teat
2. : something shaped like a nipple (as one of two or more hills)
the Paps of Jura, Scotland
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English pap, pape, probably from Latin (baby talk) papa, pappa food, father
1.
a. : a soft pulpy food (as of bread boiled or softened in milk or water) for infants or invalids
b. : any pulpy or semiliquid substance : mash , paste
2. : political patronage
more concerned about giving honest, efficient, and enlightened government than they are about political pap and boodle — D.E.Chamberlain
3.
a. : simple discourse or especially moralistic argument suitable for or felt to be suitable only for the minds of infants
b. : something (as reading matter) that serves only to entertain or is not otherwise intellectually stimulating
persuade people to buy our papers with pap , else we cannot pay for the profound — J.S.C.Butz
mystery novels and general escapist entertainment pap — John Roeburt
III. transitive verb
( papped ; papped ; papping ; paps )
: to feed with pap
IV.
Scot & Irish
variant of pop
V. noun
( -s )
Etymology: by shortening
dialect : papa
VI. abbreviation
1. paper
2. papyrus