Pap
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pæp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pap is a noun meaning (uncountable) Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.
Meaning
(uncountable) Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.
More Meanings
- (uncountable, colloquial) Pablum or nonsense.
- (South Africa) Porridge.
- (Nigeria, West Africa) A fermented cereal pudding made from corn, sorghum, or millet
- (informal, derogatory) Support from official patronage.
- The pulp of fruit.
- (transitive, obsolete) To feed with pap.
- (archaic) A female breast or nipple.
Example Sentences
Treasury pap
Pap and wors are traditionally eaten at a braai.
Pap can be made from bread boiled in milk or water.
A child's head is naturally as soft as the pap of an apple.
Word Forms
- paps
- papping
- papped
Synonyms for pap
Depending on context, synonyms include ayr, ba, baba, da, dad, dada.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include teat, nipple, mamilla, mammilla, tit, pablum.
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