pap 1
— paplike , adj.
/pap/ , n.
1. soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
2. an idea, talk, book, or the like, lacking substance or real value.
[ 1400-50; late ME; a nursery word akin to D pap, G Pappe, L, It pappa ]
Syn. 2. drivel, balderdash, twaddle.
pap 2
/pap/ , n. Chiefly Dial.
1. a teat; nipple.
2. something resembling a teat or nipple.
[ 1150-1200; ME pappe; cf. dial. Norw, Sw pappe, L papilla (see PAPILLA), Lith pãpas, all from a base * pap -; akin to PAP 1 ]