单词 | poppa |
释义 | poppan. Chiefly North American colloquial. A father; (also) a male lover; a husband; = papa n.2 ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > father > [noun] fatherOE sirec1250 authora1398 flesh-fathera1400 genitor1447 daddy1523 dad1533 bab1598 patera1600 dada1672 relieving officer1677 papa1681 pappy1722 baba1771 pa1773 governor1783 paw1826 fatherkin1839 pop1840 bap1842 pap1844 da1851 baba1862 puppa1885 pops1893 poppa1897 pot and pan1900 papasana1904 daddy-o1913 bapu1930 baby-father1932 abba1955 birth father1977 1897 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 16 Jan. 63/1 We are permitted to take to our bosoms an American girl, because, to gratify her Poppa's love of a title without forfeiting her own self-respect, she has heroically refused a silly young Duke and married a venal old Earl. 1933 C. Porter Compl. Lyrics (1983) 115 In spite o' all he gave 'em the wives of Solomon found their poppa slow, and for her jazzin' ev'ry wife o'Solomon took on a gigolo. 1956 A. Huxley Adonis & Alphabet 169 Mother's Day and, despite the growing absurdity of poor Poppa, Father's Day were instituted. 1962 Amer. Speech 37 35 Another song which became popular sometime early in the century was entitled ‘I Wonder Where My Sweet, Sweet Poppa's Gone’. The ‘poppa’ of this song is again a male lover. 1970 G. Greer Female Eunuch 158 Baby-talk, even to the extent of calling the husband..‘poppa’. 1995 Ottawa Citizen 4 Nov. h1 For Courtney and Bailey King, visiting Nan and Poppa Bowman's house is a special treat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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