pops

See also: Pops and POPs

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /pɑps/
• Rhymes: -ɒps

• Audio (Southern England):

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Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Middle French papa

French papabor.

English papa

English poppa

English pop

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ms

Proto-Indo-European *-omsder.

Proto-Germanic *-anzder.?

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂m̥s

Proto-Germanic *-ōz

Proto-Germanic *-ōsder.?

Old English -as

Middle English -es

English -s

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

?

▲

English -s

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

?

English -syclip.

English -s

English pops

From pop (“dad”) + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Noun

pops (informal, usually vocative)

1. Father, dad.

   Hey, pops, I'm home.

2. (by extension) A man old enough to be the speaker's father.

Usage notes

• (elderly man): Unless the person addressed in this way is very close, the usage of this word can be very disrespectful and belittling.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

pops

1. plural of pop (the sound and related meanings)

Verb

pops

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pop

Anagrams

• OPPs, PPOs, PSPO, opps

Catalan

Noun

pops

1. plural of pop

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Adjective

pops

1. masculine plural of pop

Spanish

Adjective

pops m pl or f pl

1. plural of pop

Noun

pops m pl

1. plural of pop

Swedish

Noun

pops

1. indefinite genitive singular of pop