Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
phrase
Used to encourage someone or something to approach, or an event to occur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Synonyms: come to daddy, come to mamma
Antonyms: none provided
phrase
Alternative letter-case form of come to papa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
PIE word *ph2tḗr From come + to + papa (“familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father”), originally an invitation by a father for his child to come to him; later called out by gamblers when throwing dice to “invite” winning numbers.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
