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- noun Alternative form of
aba .
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Examples
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In another, a napping father can't hear his son's calls of "daddy" and only stirs awake when he hears the word "abba" - Hebrew for father.
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In another, a napping father can't hear his son's calls of "daddy" and only stirs awake when he hears the word "abba" - Hebrew for father.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Lawa: Youngest child of Mwezi and Ng; after graduation works at ejida on Byli, then comes to work at ejida on Riesig; eventual partner of Qala; acts as live-in abba for Prl when she has Pyosz
Archive 2004-08-08 Maggie Jochild 2004
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Qala: Raised on Exploit; radio operator at Lofthall; eventual secretary to Lofthall Sheng Zhang; eventual partner of Lawa; acts as live-in abba for Prl when she has Pyosz; (Y)
PYA CAST OF CHARACTERS Maggie Jochild 2004
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Lawa: Youngest child of Mwezi and Ng; after graduation works at ejida on Byli, then comes to work at ejida on Riesig; eventual partner of Qala; acts as live-in abba for Prl when she has Pyosz
PYA CAST OF CHARACTERS Maggie Jochild 2004
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Qala: Raised on Exploit; radio operator at Lofthall; eventual secretary to Lofthall Sheng Zhang; eventual partner of Lawa; acts as live-in abba for Prl when she has Pyosz; (Y)
Archive 2004-08-08 Maggie Jochild 2004
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He used the Hebrew word abba, which is the equivalent of "Daddy."
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March 21st, 2010 at 5: 46 pm lux (brought to you by The Truth (c)) says: another line in abba – waterloo that’s very appropriate
Think Progress » Fox ‘News’ cheerleads for Tea Party protesters. 2010
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Paul Schaffer was our 'abba' (father) and it was right.
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For the moment, all I'll say is that Tom seems to treat addressing God as "abba" as though it were the most natural thing in the world.
Gethsemane Conversation James F. McGrath 2008
bilby commented on the word abba
In Coptic and Syriac churches, Abba (father or master) is a title of the patriarch of bishops.
December 10, 2007
bilby commented on the word abba
"GAYmobile's service line - called HOMOBILE - might soon be offering a wireless dating service as well as subtle ringtones that indicate the users sexual preferences. Until then, GAYmobile suggests that subsribers use songs like 'I am what I am' or anything by ABBA as ringtone."
- review, guerrilla-innovation.com, 30 Oct 2005.
November 22, 2008
sionnach commented on the word abba
closeted abba fan lurks in kremlin
February 7, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word abba
"Water" in Sardu. (See also ea.)
February 8, 2009
gulyasrobi commented on the word abba
"abba" in Hungarian means: in(to) that (one)
August 7, 2012