The difference between Dad and Papa

When used as nouns, dad means a father, a male parent, whereas papa means dad, daddy, father.


Dad is also verb with the meaning: to throw against something.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dad and Papa

  1. Dad as a noun (informal):

    A father, a male parent.

    Examples:

    "He hadn't seen his dad in years."

  2. Dad as a noun (familiar):

    Examples:

    "Happy Father's Day, Dad!"

  3. Dad as a noun (slang):

  1. Dad as a noun:

    A lump or piece.

  2. Dad as a noun:

    A blow; act of striking something.

  1. Dad as a verb (transitive):

    To throw against something; to dash.

  1. Papa as a noun (often, childish):

    Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one's father.

  2. Papa as a noun (informal):

  3. Papa as a noun:

    A parish priest in the Greek Orthodox Church.

    Examples:

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  4. Papa as a noun:

    The letter P in the ICAO spelling alphabet.