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Meaning of papaship | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Fatherhood.

archaic, humorous, rare, uncountable

Examples

“[…] if I were a mamma — which I am happy to say I am not, finding papaship quite sufficient — I should assuredly buy him […]”

“[…] enjoyed a sort of honorary Papaship, and helped the dear little attendant angels, just out of the nursery, to mind the baby.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

papau papauma papavarine papaver papaveraldine papaveretum