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pap·py 1

 (păp′ē)
adj. pap·pi·er, pap·pi·est
Of or resembling pap; mushy.

pap·py 2

 (păp′ē)
n. pl. pap·pies Informal
Father.

[Diminutive of papa.]
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pappy

(ˈpæpɪ)
adj, -pier or -piest
resembling pap; mushy

pappy

(ˈpæpɪ)
n, pl -pies
US an informal word for father
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pap•py

(ˈpæp i)

n., pl. -pies.
Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. father.
[1755–65]
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pappy 1

adjective
Yielding easily to pressure or weight; not firm:

pappy 2

noun
Informal. A male parent:
Informal: dad, daddy, pa, papa, pop.
Slang: old man.
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pappy

n (US inf) → Papi m (inf)
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