Synonyms for pap
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pap |
| Phonetic Transcription : pæp |
Top 10 synonyms for pap Other synonyms for the word pap
- diet
- drink
- eatable
- eats
- edible
- entrée
- esculent
- fare
- fast food
- feed
- fodder
- foodstuff
- goodies
- grit
- groceries
- grub
- handout
- home cooking
- keep
- larder
- meal
- meat
- menu
- mess
- moveable feast
- nourishment
- nurture
- nutriment
- nutrition
- pabulum
- provender
- provision
- ration
- refreshment
- slop
- snack
- store
- subsistence
- support
- sustenance
- table
- take out
- tuck
- viand
- victual
- vittles
Définition of pap
Origin :- "soft food for infants," late 14c., from Old French pape "watered gruel," from Latin pappa, a widespread word in children's language for "food" (e.g. Middle High German and Dutch pap, German Pappe, Spanish, Portuguese papa, Italian pappa), imitative of an infant's noise when hungry; possibly associated with pap (n.2). Meaning "over-simplified idea" first recorded 1540s.
- noun food
- I was prodding for my food into a camp-kettle when they were howling for their pap.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- This was the last time Cornelia ever remonstrated with Pap John.
- Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
- Then drain off the water, bruise the bread fine, and mix it with as much new milk as will make a pap of a moderate thickness.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- I should never have dreamed of describing the articles in The Belfast Newsletter as pap.
- Extract from : « The Red Hand of Ulster » by George A. Birmingham
- Dave took the shotgun an' pap has grandpap's flintlock, but Billy didn't have a gun.
- Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
- "Just a tickling at the pap o' the hass," he said in English; and then we both laughed.
- Extract from : « John Splendid » by Neil Munro
- Strong meat for old man Minick who had so long been fed on pap.
- Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber
- Let Pap sue for his account, send the transcript on and I'll get it or I'll know why.
- Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field
- If Pap has an agreement with Palmer, it's a fraud too, don't go by it.
- Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field
- Changed from Pap pophorum to Pappophorum to match other occurrences.
- Extract from : « A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses » by Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
Antonyms for pap
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