pap
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈpap 
1
chiefly dialectal : nipple, teat
2
: something shaped like a nipple
pap
2 of 2noun (2)
1
: a soft food (as for infants)
2
: political patronage
3
: something lacking solid value or substance
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English pappe; of imitative origin
Noun (2)
Middle English
First Known Use
Noun (1)
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
pap
noun
ˈpap
: a soft food (as for infants)
Legal Definition
PAP
abbreviation
personal automobile policy
papers
noun
1
as in documents
a piece of paper with information written or to be written on it handed in the correct papers Synonyms & Similar Words
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- documents
- forms
- sheets
- blanks
- instruments
- filings
- writs
2
as in journals
a publication that appears at regular intervals we get the paper every morning Synonyms & Similar Words
- journals
- newspapers
- books
- periodicals
- magazines
- bulletins
- organs
- gazettes
- mags
- yearbooks
- serials
- rags
- newsletters
- zines
- editions
- reviews
- sheets
- weeklies
- dailies
- quarterlies
- diurnals
- annuals
- monthlies
- tabloids
- little magazines
- digests
- semiweeklies
- triweeklies
- biweeklies
- supplements
- fanzines
- bimonthlies
- semimonthlies
- pictorials
- tabs
- newsmagazines
- newsweeklies
- extras
- broadsides
- slicks
3
as in articles
a short piece of writing done as a school exercise write a paper about your favorite author Synonyms & Similar Words
- articles
- essays
- stories
- themes
- compositions
4
as in essays
a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view the papers written by the Founding Fathers urging adoption of the federal constitution Synonyms & Similar Words
- articles
- essays
- themes
- dissertations
- editorials
- theses
- reports
- compositions
- columns
- treatises
- studies
- commentaries
- features
- write-ups
- discourses
- discussions
- tracts
- causeries
- reviews
- prolegomena
- expositions
- on the cusp
- on the cutting-room floor
- on the day
- on the debit side
- on the decline
- on the decrease
- on the defensive
- on the diagonal
- on the dl
- on the docket
- on the dole
- on the dot
- on the dotted line
- on the double
- on the down-low
- on the downside
- on the downswing
- on the drawing board
- on the edge
- on the edge of
- on the edge of a precipice
- premedics
- premedieval
- premeditate
- premeditated