Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Father; papa.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A more childish form of
papa . - An abbreviation of
Pennsylvania . - noun A Scotch form of
pall .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A shortened form of
papa .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
Maori fort . - noun colloquial
Father ,papa . - noun A short form of
grandpa , grandfather.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received)
- noun an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas
- noun a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead
- noun a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
- noun an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas
- noun an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- noun a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
Etymologies
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Examples
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_ In, to; _tan qui be pa huyu_, I am going to the mountain [TN-38] _pa hay_, in the house.
The Annals of the Cakchiquels Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868
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Hunting deer on public land in pa is certainly a challenge, but that makes you appreciate the deer you do kill, as well as the experiences you have in the woods.
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The compound 'five - people' (pañkajanâh) denotes groups of five beings, just as the term pañka-pûlyah denotes aggregates of five bundles of grass.
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 George Thibaut 1881
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Answerbag Legal Statements Is it legal in pa for a 25 year old male to have sex with a 16 tear old female Only if pa is short for Pakistan.
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Yes | No | Report from peter wrote 49 weeks 5 days ago man thats nice. i never shot a mule deer before. live in pa
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This reaction seems drastic and contrived to me. wha? in pa
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Yes | No | Report from peter wrote 45 weeks 12 hours ago great day for hunting and fishing. just hope some is in pa, but if not at least someone gets some more land
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The governor is enforcing the law, nothing wrong with that. mother in pa
Steele talks immigration policy in meeting with Hispanic activists 2010
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Yes | No | Report from peter wrote 45 weeks 12 hours ago great day for hunting and fishing. just hope some is in pa, but if not at least someone gets some more land
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Yes | No | Report from peter wrote 49 weeks 5 days ago man thats nice. i never shot a mule deer before. live in pa
uselessness commented on the word pa
Old-timey for father. Also, an acronym for public address, passive-aggressive, physician's assistant, and the postal abbreviation for Pennsylvania.
October 10, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word pa
Here we use it as an acronym for production associate. I understand in the film industry there are also production assistants.
October 10, 2007
oroboros commented on the word pa
Pa. Chemical element symbol for Protactinium.
December 16, 2007
gangerh commented on the word pa
In filming, another name for a runner.
August 7, 2008
asativum commented on the word pa
Figured prominently in that well-known campaign attack ditty from the presidential election of 1884:
Ma, ma,
where's my pa?
Off to the White House,
ha, ha, ha!
Despite allegations that he fathered an illegitimate child, Grover Cleveland won the election.
September 10, 2008