Pa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pa"

Translingual

Symbol

Pa

1. (chemistry) The symbol for protactinium.
2. (metrology) The symbol for pascal, a unit of pressure and of stress.

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paː/

Noun

Pa (uncountable)

1. (informal, in direct address) Father, dad, papa.
2. A short form of grandpa; grandfather.

Usage notes

• Often capitalized when used to refer to a specific person.

Hey, Pa, I'd like you to meet my friend Jamie.

Synonyms

• (father): da (Irish), dad, daddy, papa, pater
• (grandfather): grandpa, grandpappy

Translations

father

• French: papa (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: papà (it) m, babbo (it) m

grandfather

• French: pépé (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: nonno (it) m

See also

• grandpa
• ma
• pa

Anagrams

• A&P, AP, Ap, ap, ap.