Some people address or refer to their father as pa.
[informal]
'Pa,' he said, 'I don't feel well.'.
Pa used to be in the army.
PA
(piːeɪ)
Word forms: plural PAs
1. countable noun
A PA is the same as a personal assistant.
[business]
2. countable noun
If you refer to the PA or the PA system in a place, you are referring to the public address system.
A voice came booming over the PA.
Elvis comes on the coffee shop PA system.
p.a.
p.a. is a written abbreviation for per annum.
...dentists with an average net income of £48,000 p.a.
... a yield of 10.5% p.a.
pa in British English1
(pɑː)
noun
an informal word for father
pa in British English2
or pah (pɑː)
noun New Zealand
1.
a Māori village or settlement
2. history
a Māori defensive position and settlement on a hilltop
3. go back to the pa
Word origin
Māori
pa in British English3
the internet domain name for
Panama
Pa in British English
the chemical symbol for
1.
protactinium
symbol for
2.
pascal
PA in British English
abbreviation for
1.
Pennsylvania
2.
personal appearance
3.
personal assistant
4. military
Post Adjutant
5.
power of attorney
6.
press agent
7.
Press Association
8. banking
private account
9.
public-address system
10.
publicity agent
11.
Publishers Association
12.
purchasing agent
13. insurance
particular average
14.
(in New Zealand) probationary assistant
15.
Panama (international car registration)
Pa. in British English
abbreviation for
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania in British English
(ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪnɪə)
noun
a state of the northeastern US: almost wholly in the Appalachians, with the Allegheny Plateau to the west and a plain in the southeast; the second most important US state for manufacturing. Capital: Harrisburg. Pop: 12 365 455 (2003 est). Area: 116 462 sq km (44 956 sq miles)
Abbreviation: Pa, Penn, Penna or (with zip code) PA
p.a. in British English
abbreviation for
per annum
Word origin
Latin: yearly
per annum in British English
(pər ˈænəm)
adverb
every year or by the year
PA in American English
1.
Pennsylvania
2.
physician assistant
3.
Post Adjutant
4.
power of attorney
: also pa
5.
press agent
6.
public address (system)
7.
purchasing agent
Pa in American English1
1.
pascal(s) (unit of pressure)
2.
Pennsylvania
Pa in American English2
Chemistry
protactinium
pa in American English
(pɑ; pɔ)
noun
Informal
father (sense 1) father (sense 2)
p.a. in American English
per annum
Examples of 'pa' in a sentence
pa
I think his pa made sure he never fin' out he not like other men.
Tepper, Sheri S. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS
My ma and pa are coming over --- they're really supportive, like I told you --- and Wayne's brother's coming from Arkansas.
Jane Asher LOSING IT (2002)
Word lists with
pa
international car registration letters, internet
In other languages
pa
British English: PA /piː eɪ/ ABBREVIATION
A PA is a person who does office work and administrative work for someone. PA is an abbreviation for `personal assistant'.
American English: PA
Arabic: مُسَاعِدٌ شَخْصِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: assistente pessoal
Chinese: 私人助理
Croatian: tajnik
Czech: osobní tajemník
Danish: højtaleranlæg
Dutch: persoonlijke assistent Personal Assistant
European Spanish: secretaria personal
Finnish: yksityissihteeri
French: secrétaire de direction
German: persönlicher Assistent
Greek: προσωπικός βοηθός
Italian: assistente personale
Japanese: 個人秘書
Korean: 비서
Norwegian: privatsekretær
Polish: sekretarz osobisty
European Portuguese: assistente pessoal
Romanian: asistent personal
Russian: личный секретарь
Latin American Spanish: secretario personal
Swedish: personlig assistent
Thai: ตัวย่อของผู้ช่วยส่วนตัว
Turkish: kişisel asistan
Ukrainian: особистий помічник
Vietnamese: Trợ lý Riêng
Chinese translation of 'PA'
PA
n abbr
(= personal assistant) 私人助理 (sīrén zhùlǐ)
PA (system) (= public address system) 有线(線)广(廣)播系统(統) (yǒuxiàn guǎngbō xìtǒng)
[ c/u ] ( terror ) 害怕 hàipà [ 种(種) zhǒng ] ⇒ I stood there crying and shaking with fear. → 我站在那里，因为害怕而哭泣着，颤抖着。 Wǒ zhàn zài nàlǐ, yīnwèi hàipà ér kūqìzhe, chàndǒuzhe. ⇒ She was brought up with no fear of animals. → 她从小到大都不怕动物。 Tā cóng xiǎo dào dà dōu bù pà dòngwù.
fear of heights/the dark
怕高/黑 pà gāo/hēi
hoist up
( person, thing ) 举(舉)起 jǔqǐ
ticklish
( person ) 怕痒(癢)的 pà yǎng de
to hoist o.s. up
往上爬 wǎngshàng pá
to shake with fear
怕得发(發)抖 pà de fādǒu
with
( together with, at the house of ) 和 ... 在一起 hé ... zài yīqǐ