poppa

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pop·pa

 (pä′pə)
n.
Variant of papa.
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poppa

(ˈpɒpə)
n
informal US a father
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pop•pa

(ˈpɒp ə)

n., pl. -pas. Informal.
father.
[1765–75; variant of papa]
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Translations

poppa

[ˈpɒpə] N (US) → papá m
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poppa

n (US inf) → Papa m (inf)
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References in classic literature ?
You know the American girl in Punch who says: 'Say, poppa, what did we see at Rome?' And the father replies: 'Why, guess Rome was the place where we saw the yaller dog.' There's travelling for you.
Benny Tsaeb, 32, Dolph Mutirakuti, 20, Rivaldo Kamuhake, 20, Michael Ameb, 20, a 16-year-old minor male, Bentley Poppas, 26, Alex Kangombe, 18, and Ewald Kamaturiri, 32, all appeared on a charge of illegal hunting, while Katrina Amadhila, 31, and 33-year-old Petrus Nangolo on possession of four oryx carcasses.
Debra Poppas, vice president of global quality at PACCAR, said, 'Throughout the world, our trucks have earned a reputation for unsurpassed quality.
Athena Poppas, who delivered the invited commentary on SERVE-HF, highlighted the "complexity" of heart failure and how "poorly understood" it is.
Highly praising the progress made by Afghan forces in enhancing their capability, Colonel Andrew Poppas, who heads the American brigade that assumed the operational responsibility of Nuristan, Nangarhar, Kunar and Laghman provinces, said he hoped that some area in his region be transitioned by this summer.
Investigative reporter and award-winning playwright Jason Berry presents Last of the Red Hot Poppas, a mystery novel following the consequences when the Governor of Louisiana is suddenly found dead.
The result, many years later, is the novel Last of the Red Hot Poppas.
The Sex And The City star, 41, said: "He goes to school with a lot of kids who have different families, so he'll be like, 'Jen has two mommas' or 'Charlie has two poppas'.
JASON BERRY, a native resident of New Orleans, is the author of six nonfiction books, including Vows of Silence (Free Press) and Lead Us Not Into Temptation (Doubleday), and a novel, Last of the Red Hot Poppas (Chin Music), to be published in September.
"I know the Mommas, the Poppas, the Grandmas, and that community awareness gives me an edge.
Cara Poppas, then an 18-year-old freshman, said she met with Hudson, then 45, to discuss some questions she had about the philosophy class he was teaching.