English

Alternative spellings
pa

Etymology 1
The word probably has an origin in w:Baby talk|baby talk: see �pa�.

Pronunciation
enPR|/pô/
IPA|/p��/
SAMPA|/pO:/
Hyphenation: paw (one syllable)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��|-��
Homophones: poor (in non-rhotic accents), pore (in non-rhotic accents), pour (in non-rhotic accents)
audio|en-us-paw.ogg|Audio (US)
audio|en-uk-paw.ogg|Audio (UK)

Noun
en-noun|s

1. nonstandard|or|rural father|Father; pa.

Synonyms
(father:) pawpaw, pa, papa, father, dad, daddy, pappy

Hypernyms
(father:) parent

Hyponyms
(father:) step-paw

Coordinate terms
maw, brother, sis/sissy

Derived terms
pawpaw

Related terms
pa

Etymology 2
From the ME. word pawe, from the OF. word powe.

Pronunciation
enPR|/pô/
IPA|/p��/
SAMPA|/pO:/
Hyphenation: paw (one syllable)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��|-��
Homophones: poor (in non-rhotic accents), pore (in non-rhotic accents), pour (in non-rhotic accents)
audio|en-us-paw.ogg|Audio (US)
audio|en-uk-paw.ogg|Audio (UK)

Noun
en-noun|s

1. The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.

Synonyms
(foot of a mammal:) hand, foot

Hypernyms
(foot of a mammal:) limb extremity

Meronyms
claw

Holonyms
limb

Coordinate terms
hoof, talon

Derived terms
paw (verb)
pawprint(s)
catpaw

Related terms
possibly German Pfote
cat's paw

Translations
trans-top|soft foot of an animals
Croatian: Å¡apa f
Czech: packa f
Dutch: poot m
Finnish: tassu, käpälä
French: patte f
German: Pfote f
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Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|足��|trashi-no-ura
Latvian: Ä·epa f
Lithuanian: letena f
Polish: �apa f
Portuguese: pata f
Romanian: lab� f
Russian: лапа f
Spanish: pata f
Telugu: ప��ా (panjaa)
Turkish: pati, ayak, pençe
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Etymology 3
From the noun paw, meaning an animal's hand or foot.

Pronunciation
enPR|/pô/
IPA|/p��/
SAMPA|/pO:/
Hyphenation: paw (one syllable)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��|-��
Homophones: poor (in non-rhotic accents), pore (in non-rhotic accents), pour (in non-rhotic accents)
audio|en-us-paw.ogg|Audio (US)
audio|en-uk-paw.ogg|Audio (UK)

Verb
en-verb

1. context|of an animal To go through something (such as a garbage can) with paws
2. context|of an animal To gently push on something with a paw.
3. context|by extension|of a human To clumsily dig through something.

Hypernyms
(to go through something with paws:) handle
(to gently push on something:) touch

See also
palpate

Translations
trans-top|to go through something
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trans-top|to gently push on something
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Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|足���|trashi-de-osu
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trans-top|to clumsily dig through something
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Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|穴���|trana-wo-horu
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Polish

Noun
paw (plural: pawie)

1. peacock (male)

Category:Polish nouns

es:paw
fr:paw
io:paw
it:paw
nl:paw
ru:paw
fi:paw
ta:paw
te:paw
vi:paw
zh:paw

• 2007-11-29 07:40 - Eveningmist - adding ja

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