Usually means: Affectionate term for grandfather or father.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word Pappy:

General (20 matching dictionaries)
  1. pappy: Merriam-Webster
  2. pappy, pappy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. pappy, pappy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. pappy: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Pappy, pappy: Wordnik
  6. pappy: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. Pappy, pappy: Wiktionary
  8. pappy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. pappy: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. pappy: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. Pappy, pappy: Dictionary.com
  12. Pappy (nickname), Pappy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. Pappy: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  14. pappy: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  15. Pappy: Rhymezone
  16. Pappy: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  17. pappy: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  18. pappy: FreeDictionary.org
  19. pappy: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. pappy, pappy: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. pappy: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See pappier as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Pappy)

▸ adjective:  Like pap; soft; mushy.
▸ noun:  (colloquial, regional) A father.
▸ noun:  (colloquial, regional) A grandfather.
▸ noun:  (informal) one's grandfather

Similar:
paplike, papescent, mushlike, pappose, mushy, smushy, plushy, pobby, pasty, slushy, more...

Types:
father, daddy, papa, pop, poppa, more...

Phrases:
Pappy Boyington, Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve, Pappy & Harriet's, Hello Pappy scandal, Poopdeck Pappy, more...

Adjectives:
old, own, grand, yer, poor, dear, ole, last, long, den, soft



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Similar:
paplike, papescent, mushlike, pappose, mushy, smushy, plushy, pobby, pasty, slushy, more...

Types:
father, daddy, papa, pop, poppa, more...

Phrases:
Pappy Boyington, Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve, Pappy & Harriet's, Hello Pappy scandal, Poopdeck Pappy, more...

Adjectives:
old, own, grand, yer, poor, dear, ole, last, long, den, soft



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