pa

Other forms of pa

plural

pas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pa

What does pa mean?

pa means "an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pa?

pa has 1 syllable: pa. In IPA it is /ˈpɑ/.

What is another word for pa?

Close synonyms include dad, dada, daddy, papa, pappa. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pa a common word?

pa is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with pa?

2 words rhyme with pa. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.