pap Meaning & Definition
What Does Pap Mean?
Pap is a symbol that means ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Papiamentu. As a noun, it means Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children. As a verb, it means To feed with pap.
Quick Facts About Pap
| Part of speech | symbol, noun, verb, adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /pæp/ |
| Synonyms | teat, nipple and mamilla |
| Plural | paps |
| Comparative / superlative | more pap, most pap |
| Verb forms | paps, papping, papped |
Pap Definition (Symbol)
- ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Papiamentu.
Pap as a Noun
- Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.
Pap can be made from bread boiled in milk or water.
- Pablum or nonsense.
- Porridge.
Pap and wors are traditionally eaten at a braai.
- A fermented cereal pudding made from corn, sorghum, or millet
- Support from official patronage.
Treasury pap
- The pulp of fruit.
Pap as a Verb
- To feed with pap.
Noun
- A female breast or nipple.
- A man's breast.
- A rounded, nipple-like hill or peak.
Noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Pap (“Pap smear”).
Pap as an Adjective
- Weak, feeble; lacking substance.
- Spineless, wet, without character.
He is so pap and boring.
- Flat.
I got a puncture and the wheel went pap.
Noun
- Clipping of paparazzo.
Verb
- To take a surreptitious photograph of (someone, especially a celebrity) without their consent.
Look, that pop star’s been papped in her bikini again!
Noun
- Pa; father.
Verb
- Alternative letter-case form of PAP (“post a picture”).
Noun
- Nonsense.
Noun
- Pap smear
Adjective
- (South African slang) Flat.
I got a puncture and the wheel went pap.
Noun
- A paparazzo.
Verb
- (usually in the passive) Of a paparazzo, to take a surreptitious photograph of (someone, especially a celebrity) without their consent.
Look, that pop star’s been papped in her bikini again!
Synonyms of Pap
Pap synonyms and antonyms →Pap in a Sentence
Pap can be made from bread boiled in milk or water.
Pap and wors are traditionally eaten at a braai.
Treasury pap
He is so pap and boring.
I got a puncture and the wheel went pap.
Look, that pop star’s been papped in her bikini again!
Word Forms & Grammar
pap (countable and uncountable, plural paps)
pap (third-person singular simple present paps, present participle papping, simple past and past participle papped)
pap (plural paps)
pap (comparative more pap, superlative most pap)
Words That Rhyme With Pap
Origin of Pap
Origin 1: From Middle English pap. Related to Middle Low German pappe, Dutch pap, German Pappe (“pap, porridge; wheatpaste; cardboard”), Old French papa/pape, Latin pappa, Bulgarian папам (papam, “to eat”) and Serbo-Croatian папати/papati (“to eat”), among others. The relationships between these words are difficult to reconstruct. The Germanic word is either a borrowing from Latin or, perhaps more probably, an independent formation in baby-talk.
Origin 2: From Middle English pappe, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Latin papilla; or perhaps compare Old Swedish papp (“breast, nipple”), from Proto-Germanic *pap- (“nipple”), of imitative origin, or from Proto-Indo-European *pap- (“pock mark, nipple”); Swedish dialectal papp, pappe, Swedish patt, Danish patte, North Frisian pap, pape, papke (“breast, pap”).
Origin 3: Ellipsis of Pap smear.
Origin 4: From Afrikaans pap (“porridge”).[1] Cognate with etymology 1.
Questions People Ask About Pap
Is pap a symbol or a noun?
Pap is mainly used as a symbol, but it can also be used as a noun, a verb and an adjective.
What is another word for pap?
Words with a similar meaning to pap include teat, nipple and mamilla. See the full list of pap synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of pap?
The plural of pap is paps.
What is the past tense of pap?
The past tense of pap is papped. The present participle is papping.
What are the comparative and superlative forms of pap?
The comparative form is more pap and the superlative form is most pap.