AAP

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aap"

Translingual

Symbol

AAP

1. (international standards, aviation) IATA airport code for Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport, which serves Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

English

Noun

AAP (countable and uncountable, plural AAPs)

1. (US, sociology, politics) Initialism of affirmative action program.
2. Initialism of atypical antipsychotic.
3. Initialism of autoandrophilia.

Proper noun

AAP (usually uncountable, plural AAPs)

1. (Indian politics) Initialism of Aam Aadmi Party, a political party.
2. Initialism of Accredited ACH Professional.
3. (military, NATO) Initialism of Allied Administrative Publication.
4. (medicine) Initialism of American Academy of Pediatrics.
   • 2025 August 19, Mike Stobbe, “US pediatricians’ new COVID-19 shot recommendations differ from CDC advice”, in AP News‎^[1], archived from the original on 1 September 2025:

     The AAP is strongly recommending COVID-19 shots for children ages 6 months to 2 years. Shots also are advised for older children if parents want their kids vaccinated, the AAP said.

5. Initialism of Australian Associated Press.

Anagrams

• APA, PAA, apa

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English AAP (“American Academy of Pediatrics”).

Proper noun

AAP f

1. (medicine) Academia Estadounidense de Pediatría; AAP.
   • 2021 July 19, Naomi Thomas, “La Academia Estadounidense de Pediatría recomienda el uso universal de mascarillas en las escuelas para todos los mayores de 2 años”, in CNN en Español‎^[2]:

     Una de las principales intervenciones propuestas por la AAP incluye que todos los estudiantes mayores de 2 años y todo el personal de la escuela deben usar mascarillas en la escuela a menos que tengan una condición médica o de desarrollo que lo prohíba.

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