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pap Definition


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pap1
noun
    1. Soft semi-liquid food for babies and sick people.
    2. derog
      Trivial or worthless reading matter or entertainment.
Derivative: pappy
adj
    Etymology: 15c; 16c in sense 2; from German pappe, from Latin papare to feed with pap; probably imitating the sound of a baby eating.




    pap2
    noun
      1. old use
        A nipple or teat.
      (Scots)
      2. In placenames: a round conical hill.
    Etymology: 13c: from Scandinavian; probably imitating a suckling sound.



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