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
- pelerine
- pelerine stitch
- Pele's hair
- Pele's tears
- Peleus
- pelf
- pelham
- Pelham, Henry
- pelican
- pelican crossing
- pelican daughter
- pelican fish
- Pelican flag
- pelican flower
- pelicaniform
- pelican lectern
- pelicanry
- pelican's foot
- Pelican State
- pelicat
- pelike
- Pelion
- peliosis
- peliosis hepatis
- peliosis rheumatica