pappy
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈpæpi/
- Informal
- My grandpappy did it, my pappy did it, I did it.
- mammy and pappy
- pappy said
- called pappy
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Examples
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Thanks, Pappy.
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All right, my compatriots, it's days like these I remember my grand pappy's advice.
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Well, Pappy never was strong with the truth!
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My old pappy always said I was a damn fool.
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My pappy always said, 'He who fights and runs away can run away another day.'
Fiction book (1994) -
We're trying to get Pappy's apartment fixed up to rent.
Fiction book (1996) -
Why, hello, Pappy.
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Pappy Sams, Mrs. Finston's father, built our house, which my parents bought for $37,000 in 1967.
Fiction book (2001) -
My grandchild loves to hear stories about the adventures I had when I was young, and they always call me pappy.
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Whenever I visit, my pappy tells me the same funny jokes he used to tell when I was a kid.
Synonyms
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9.0
A father or grandfather someone calls in a loving way
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7.9
A casual name people use for their grandfather
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4.3
The father of your mother or father
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5.0
An older man who is the parent of one of your parents
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7.7
An older man who is your grandfather or a kind male relative
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3.0
A loving name a child uses for their grandfather
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8.1
An informal loving name for your grandfather
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6.7
An old man used as a friendly name for your grandfather or another older man
A familiar loving name a child uses for their grandfather
A loving nickname for a child's grandfather or sometimes father
How Affectionate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pappy as a name comes from papa (or pappa), a child's word for 'father' or 'grandfather', so it became a loving name for an old man. That's why someone might call their grandfather 'pappy'.