Synonyms for pa


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pah, paw
Phonetic Transcription : pɑ, pɔ

Top 10 synonyms for pa Other synonyms for the word pa

Définition of pa

Origin :
  • 1804, colloquial shortening of papa (q.v.).
  • As in press agent : noun publicity person
  • As in papa : noun father
  • As in dad : noun father
  • As in father : noun male person who begets children
Example sentences :
  • Be a man of affairs like your pa, and like that fellow Shepler.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Then they won't always be askin' who your pa was—they'll be wantin' to know who you are, by Gripes!
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • It takes a man with some of the brains your pa had to make the game pay now.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • That was the way with his pa—he was a different man after things got to comin' too easy fur him.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I can tell by the way you start out—just like your pa fur all the world.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "I'll make him a bigger man than his pa was yet," declared Uncle Peter.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "There was one rule in poker your pa had," said Uncle Peter.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I was well-favoured at your age, but your pa wan't much on looks.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • But Pa had a sister who was reel good-lookin', an' some says you've got her eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • "Yes, prob'ly it was something about 'em," Pa assented with a chuckle.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Antonyms for pa

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