poppa
/ˈpɒpə
/noun North American
Informal term for father. [as name]: oh, Poppa will be pleased...
- Give poppa a hug and send some more money this way.
- She smiled at Kurt and said softly, ‘Babies always look like their poppas.’
- It seems proud poppas are the same the world over.
Origin
Late 19th century: alteration of papa.
Rhymes
- difference of opinion
- difference threshold
- different
- differentia
- differentiability
- differentiable
- differential
- differential calculus
- differential coefficient
- differential diagnosis
- differential equation
- differential gear
- differential lock
- differentially
- differential operator
- differential windlass
- differentiate
- differentiation
- differentiator
- differently
- differently abled
- differentness
- different strokes for different folks
- difficult
- difficultly