Papa is a word used in many languages as an affectionate term for father or grandfather.
Papa or PAPA may refer to:
Geography and geology Papa, Samoa, a village on the island of Savai'i Papa, Scotland, various islands Pápa, a town in Hungary Papa rock, a Māori-derived term for a blue-grey mudstone common in New Zealand
People Papa, Talmudic era Babylonia Rabbi Papa (Latin for Pope), the bishop of Rome and leader of Catholic Church Papa bar Aggai (3rd century), Bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon and a founding figure in the Church of the East Papa, a monk martyred with Abda and Abdisho Papa (nickname), a list of people Papa (surname)
Mythology Rangi and Papa, the primordial parents according to Māori mythology Papa (mythology), the earth goddess in Cook Islands mythology Pāpa, a concept associated with sins in Hinduism and other Indian religions
Arts and entertainment
Papa (TV series), a 1996 South Korean drama series Papa (2012 Egyptian film), a 2012 Egyptian drama film Papa (2012 South Korean film), a 2012 South Korean comedy-drama film Papa: Hemingway in Cuba, a 2015 Canadian-American biographical film about Ernest Hemingway and shot in Cuba Papa (2016 film), a Chinese comedy-drama film Papa (2018 film), an American drama film Papa (2024 film), a Hong Kong family drama film
Music "Papa" (song), from the BBC drama Gideon's Daughter "Papa" (Prince song), a 1994 song from Come by Prince "Pa-Pa", a song from Hell of a Tester by The Rasmus
Acronym British Amateur Press Association (comics fandom), an amateur press association which first published under the name PAPA Professional and Amateur Pinball Association Parallax Aircraft Parking Aid, a device that indicates where pilots should stop in a stand
Other uses PAPA syndrome, a genetic disorder in humans Papa, the letter P in the NATO and ICAO phonetic alphabets, as well as other spelling alphabets Papa-class Soviet submarines, the sole member being Soviet submarine K-222 , the Spanish word for potato, used in the names of numerous Latin American potato-based dishes Station P, an oceanographic measure station often called Station Papa
See also Mama and papa, in linguistics, a commonly seen sequence of sounds meaning "mother" and "father"
Papas or Pappas, a common Greek surname Pappa (disambiguation) Paw Paw (disambiguation)