papa bear

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A male bear who has sired cubs. informal
  2. A man, especially a father, who is extremely protective of a child or children. broadly,slang
    — Her husband, James, worked in the mills of U.S. Sugar. Once the cane season was finished, he followed harvests as a packinghouse foreman. He was a papa bear in the wide eyes of his children, strong arms and a round belly, a man whose talents over a kitchen stove braising oxtails and simmering stews only matched his generous appetites.
  3. One's father. colloquial
    — “And you thought I brought home nothing for my papa bear.”

词形变化

papa bears plural pappa bear alternative poppa bear alternative
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