Definition of
Pa
- (noun, artifact) an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas
- (noun, location) a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
- (noun, person) an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- (noun, quantity) a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
- (noun, substance) a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead
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Synonyms of Pa
atomic number 91, dad, dada, daddy, keystone state, p.a., p.a. system, pa system, papa, pappa, pascal, pennsylvania, pop, protactinium, protoactinium, public address system
Alternate forms of Pa
Hypernyms: begetter, communication system, father, male parent, metal, metallic element, pressure unit
Origin of the word Pa
- 1811, colloquial shortening of papa (q.v.). more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like Pa
16 pf, p, p.a., p.e., p.o., paba, pahoehoe, pap, papa, papaia, papaw, papaya, papio, pappa, papua, pave, pavo, paw, pawpaw, pay, pay off, pay up, paye, payee, payoff, pb, pe, pea, peavey, peavy, peba, pee, pee-pee, peep, peeve, peewee, pei, pep, pep up, peppy, pew, pewee, ph, phi, phobia, phobophobia, phoebe
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