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paps

paps

9.9
A friendly name for your father
  • noun
  • /pæps/
  • Informal
translation icon : papá
  • My paps always knows how to make me smile.

And Mama and pap pop in the street are, you know, horridly scrambling, working for dollars or whatever fake currency.

Examples

  • My paps makes the best pancakes on Sunday mornings.

  • Whenever I needed advice, my paps was always there to help.

  • I went fishing with my paps last weekend.

  • I love spending time with my paps on weekends.

  • I called my paps to ask for advice on my new job.

  • Every Sunday, we visit my paps for family dinner.

  • My paps taught me how to ride a bike when I was a kid.

Synonyms

father
vspaps
1.0

A man who has a child

is informal and more affectionate rather than formal or neutral
dad
vspaps
  • Informal
1.0

A man who is your father

is similarly informal but feels more affectionate or playful
daddy
vspaps
  • Baby Talk
1.0

An informal name a child uses for their father

is affectionate too but used more generally beyond child speech
old man
vspaps
  • Informal
312 1.4

A casual word for one's father

is more affectionate and less neutral than that informal phrase
pop
vspaps
  • Informal
252 8.2

A person's father, used as a friendly name

is more playful or tender in tone rather than merely casual
papi
vspaps
  • Informal
98 9.0

A father or grandfather someone calls in a loving way

is similar affectionately but applies specifically to a father figure
papa
vspaps
  • Baby Talk
83 1.6

An informal word a child uses for their father

is affectionate too but not limited to very young children
pa
vspaps
  • Informal
35 8.2

A father's informal name

is more affectionate sounding rather than just brief or colloquial
dada
vspaps
  • Baby Talk
16 9.1

A young child's word for father

is also affectionate but used by older children and adults too
poppa
vspaps
  • Informal
2 8.2

A familiar loving name a child uses for their father

is equally informal but can sound more intimate or playful
pappa
vspaps
  • Baby Talk
1 8.1

A word children use for their father

is affectionate as well but used more broadly and casually
popie
vspaps
  • Slang
9.9

A loving nickname for a child's grandfather or sometimes father

is more narrowly an affectionate name for a direct father
baby papa
vspaps
  • Slang
8.4

A man who is the father of a woman's child, often when they are not together

is a general affectionate form, not tied to parental relationship status

How Affectionate

paps
  • Informal
9.9
dad
  • Informal
1.0
father
1.0

Surface Forms

pap singular
paps plural

Etymology

Paps as a friendly word for 'father' comes from simple baby talk like papa or paps, a small word children use for their 'dad'. So when someone says Paps they mean their dad in a warm, familiar way.