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papas

noun

variants also poppas

plural of papa

as in dads

a male human parent a proud papa of newborn twins

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Recent Examples of papas In a time when companies are guilty of solely fostering young talent and offering legacy staff members early buyouts, aviation continues—at least at the employee level—to embrace wisdom from senior mamas and papas. — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026 Authentic Mexican street tacos, agua frescas and papas asadas (roasted potatoes). — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026 The potatoes are grilled, imparting a bit of smoke to classic papas. — Deputy Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026 The deals include standard happy hour menu items, such as ham and cheese or chicken croquetas for $2, papas rellenas (potatoes stuffed with either picadillo or cheese) for $3, and ham and cheese, vegetarian or beef empanadas for $4. — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025 Menu highlights include papas rellenas, cubano sandwiches and ropa vieja. — Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 4 June 2024 If sandwich makers are artists, then Maria De La Luz Briones is the Michelangelo of tortas, and her Sistine Chapel is made with chorizo con papas. — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 May 2023

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Noun

Thank you to all my brothers blocking and having my back and my dads!

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
Science Daily said that a 1982 study show that 43% of dads have never changed a diaper.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of dads

Noun

Those girls in the hothouses maintained by fathers and uncles certainly would not spare a single thought for Percherette.

— Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
Nearly every player on the team is a dad, with seemingly a few players becoming first-time fathers each of the past few seasons.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of fathers

Noun

Everyone has heard of the ‘crazy cat lady,’ but cat daddies have their own cultural stereotypes.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Vegas is full of bachelor parties, drag revues, Elvis impersonators, wedding chapels, showgirls, leather daddies, casino grandmas, and enough sequins to blind Liberace.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 June 2026

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