Papa

Papa is a word used in many languages as an affectionate term for father.

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
 * A category of Karma in Jainism

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

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
 * Papa-class Soviet submarines, the sole member being Soviet submarine K-222
 * Papa, 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