papa
パパ
解説 Definition
papa は、子どもが父親を呼ぶときの「パパ」という意味です。日本語の「パパ」と近いですが、英語では家庭内の親しみのある呼び方として使われます。
A warm, informal word used mainly by children when speaking to or about their father. It often suggests affection and a close family relationship and is less neutral than father.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
日本語の「パパ」とほぼ同じで、子どもが家庭内で父親を親しみを込めて呼ぶ語です。father は中立的、dad は日常的、papa はより幼児的・愛情のこもった響きがあります。「run to Papa」「ask Papa」のような家庭の場面と結びつけて覚えましょう。
Connect papa with a young child speaking affectionately to their father at home. It is close to Japanese パパ, so the main point to remember is its tone: father is neutral, dad is the most common informal choice in many English-speaking families, and papa can sound especially childlike, affectionate, traditional, or family-specific. Picture the common patterns “Papa is reading,” “ask Papa for help,” and “run to Papa.” Capitalization is usual when Papa is used like a personal name.
例文
Papa is reading a book.
パパが本を読んでいます。
I asked papa for help.
私はパパに手伝ってと頼みました。
The child ran to papa.
その子はパパのところへ走っていきました。
papa の語源・成り立ち Etymology
幼児語に由来し、世界中の言語で類似の形が見られる。赤ちゃんが最初に発する音「パ」の繰り返しから生まれた。ラテン語papaは「父」の意で、同根語にpope（ローマ教皇＝Papa）やpapal（教皇の）がある。
Papa is a nursery word formed from an easy repeated syllable of the kind young children commonly produce. Similar words for a father occur in many languages, although they do not necessarily all descend from one historical source. English adopted papa through European usage, including French and Latin forms. The related Latin papa also developed as an ecclesiastical title, ultimately giving English pope and papal, but those words now have distinct meanings.
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