Definition of "poppa" [poppa]

• Variant of papa. (noun)

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• "It is this incorruptibility--conferred upon him by his outsider status--which makes him the perfect "poppa" in Double Indemnity."
• "At one point in the film, Keyes refers to himself as "poppa," suggesting a protective authority and "an endorsement of a conformist society" Evans 166."
• "Meantime the bear has learned to paddle around all by itself on its hind legs, and says "poppa" and "momma.""