pa
/pɑː/ (bre, ipa) · [pˈɑ] /pɑː/ (ame, ipa) · [pˈɑ] /ˈpä ˈpȯ/ (ame, mw)
pa — 名詞
- pasingular
- pasplural
1. an affectionate, child-like way of saying father, used by some families in place
爸；爹
對父親的親暱口語稱呼
an affectionate, child-like way of saying father, used by some families in place of dad or daddy.
Talia ran to the gate and shouted, "Pa, you're home early!"
Talia 跑到大門口大喊：「爸，你今天好早回來！」
vocative use: addressing one's father directly
Every Sunday, Vikram's pa would drive the children to the lake for a picnic.
每個星期天，Vikram 的爸都會開車載孩子們去湖邊野餐。
possessive: [name]'s pa
Dewi still remembered the smell of her pa's old leather jacket.
Dewi 還記得她爸那件舊皮夾克的味道。
Jabari helped his pa carry the heavy boxes up the narrow stairs.
Jabari 幫他爸把那些重箱子搬上窄窄的樓梯。
After the funeral, Constanza sat quietly beside her pa on the porch.
葬禮過後，Constanza 安靜地坐在她爸身旁的門廊上。
- ma
the matching informal word for mother
文法句型
my/your/his/her pa
vocative: Pa, …
用法筆記
Mostly used in spoken English and in informal writing such as letters or fiction. Often paired with 'ma' for mother. More common in rural American English and in older or working-class family settings; many modern families say 'dad' or 'daddy' instead.