pa

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
noun a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead
noun a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter

Clipping of papa.

You’re complected like your pa. — Anne of the Island, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
“_Mais ce n’est pas mal! — The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories, Kate Chopin
'E no kin come pas'. — Nights With Uncle Remus: Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation, Joel Chandler Harris

dad, dada, daddy, papa, pappa, pop

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