The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word POPS , but the solution may also be PAPA which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Nickname for Dad crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
POPS | 50 % | 4 |
PAPI | 25 % | 4 |
PAPA | 25 % | 4 |
Why may PAPA be the right solution?
"PAPA" is a common nickname for dad in many cultures, making it a fitting answer to the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nickname for Dad
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pops
- abe
- andy
- archie
- ben
- bert
- cole
- dan
- hal
- king
- papa
- pat
Crossword Answer definitions
POPS noun- (usually as a form of address) Father, dad.
- (usually as a form of address, by extension) A man old enough to be the speaker's father.
- A loud, sharp sound as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
- (Midwest US) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
- (Midwest US) A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
- A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
- (in the phrase "a pop") A quantity dispensed, a portion, apiece.
- Something that stands out or is distinctive, especially to the senses.
- The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.
- A bird, the European redwing.
- The sixth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, jounce, crackle), i.e. the rate of change of crackle.
- A pistol.
- To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
- To burst (something) with a popping sound.
- (with in, out, upon, etc.) To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.
- To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
- (often with over, round, along, etc.) To make a short trip or visit.
- To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.
- To hit (something or someone).
- To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.
- To ejaculate.
- To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.
- To remove a data item from the top of (a stack).
- To pawn (something) (to raise money).
- To swallow or consume (especially a tablet of a drug, sometimes extended to other small items such as sweets or candy).
- To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.
- (of the ears) To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.
- Affectionate form of father.
- (Russian Orthodoxy) A Russian Orthodox priest; a parson.
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