🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

papà

Pronunciation / Transliteration: papà

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Daddy/ˈdædi/
nounCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il mio papà mi porta al parco ogni fine settimana."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An informal term for father.

    "My daddy takes me to the park every weekend."
  2. 2

    A term of endearment for a father figure.

    "She called her grandfather 'daddy' because he raised her."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'daddy' is a diminutive form of 'dad', which itself is derived from the Middle English 'daddie', a term of endearment for a father. The word has roots in child language and is believed to have originated in the 16th century, reflecting the affectionate bond between a child and their father.

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