papaw

noun

Etymology

Related to papa, or pa pa (one's fathers father).

Definitions

  1. A tree, Carica papaya, native to tropical America, belonging to the order Brassicales,…

    A tree, Carica papaya, native to tropical America, belonging to the order Brassicales, that produces dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit.

  2. Alternative form of pawpaw, a grandfather, especially one's paternal grandfather.

  3. A father.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for papaw. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA