pop etymology

English word pop comes from English papa

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Detailed word origin of pop

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papa English (eng) (informal) A pet name for one's grandfather.. (often, childish) Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.. A parish priest in the Greek Orthodox Church.. The letter P in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
pop English (eng) (colloquial) Affectionate form of father.

Words with the same origin as pop

Descendants of papa
pops