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Noun: pappy  pa-pee
Usage: informal
  1. A male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
    - father, male parent, begetter [archaic], dad [informal], dada [informal], daddy [informal], pa [informal], papa [informal], pappa [informal], pop [informal], poppa [N. Amer, informal], da [dialect, informal]
Adjective: pappy (pappier,pappiest)  pa-pee
  1. Like pap; soft; succulent; tender

Derived forms: pappiest, pappies, pappier

Type of: parent

Encyclopedia: Pappy