Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Like pap; soft: succulent.
  • noun Papa; father: a childish word.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Like pap; soft; succulent; tender.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Like pap; soft; succulent; tender.
  • noun colloquial, regional father
  • noun colloquial, regional grandfather

Etymologies

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pap +‎ -y

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