*papa*

{ } n. A grandfather. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. papa, L. papa; cf. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a child's word meaning father. Cf. Pope. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A child's word for father. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A parish priest in the Greek Church. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Probably of Creole origin. ] (Zool.) The upland plover. [ Local, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. papatia, fr. L. papa a father, bishop. See Pope. ] 1. The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome; papal jurisdiction. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The popes, collectively; the succession of popes. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The Roman Catholic religion; -- commonly used by the opponents of the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an opprobrious sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Popinjay, 1 (b). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Papaw. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A proteolytic ferment, like trypsin, present in the juice of the green fruit of the papaw (Carica Papaya) of tropical America. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F., fr. L. papa bishop. See Papacy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal jurisdiction; a papal edict; the papal benediction. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church. “Papal Christians.” Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

Papal cross. See Illust. 3 of Cross. --
Papal crown, the tiara. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A papist. [ Obs. ] Baxter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. papalitas: cf. F. papauté. ] The papacy. [ Obs. ] Ld. Berners. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make papal. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To conform to popery. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a papal manner; popishly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The papacy. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. L. papa bishop + Gr. &unr_; to fear. ] Intense fear or dread of the pope, or of the Roman Catholic Church. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

pl. paparazzi. n. [ from Signore Paparazzo, a photographer in Fellini's film La Dolce Vita. ]1. A free-lance photographer that specializes in following and photographing celebrities such as movie stars, especially to obtain candid photographs in private situations; as, her dogged pursuit by the paparazzi was believed to be a major factor in Princess Diana's death. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. papa bishop + -archy. ] Government by a pope; papal rule. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., poppy. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants, including the poppy. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A natural family of herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits.
Syn. -- family Papaveraceae, poppy family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants (Papaveraceae) of which the poppy, the celandine, and the bloodroot are well-known examples. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) An alkaloid found in opium. It has a weaker therapeutic action than morphine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the poppy; of the nature of the poppy. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. from the native name in the West Indies; cf. Sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw. ] [ Written also pawpaw. ] 1. (Bot.) Same as papaya, senses 1 and 2. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. (Bot.) A tree of the genus Asimina (Asimina triloba), growing in the western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the fruit itself. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. from the native name in the West Indies; cf. Sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw. ] 1. (Bot.) A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the order Passifloreæ; called also papaw and pawpaw. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twenty feet high, crowned with a tuft of large, long-stalked, palmately lobed leaves. The milky juice of the plant is said to have the property of making meat tender. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. The fruit of the papaya tree; it is a dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit, which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled. The fruit contains papain, a protease. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]