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pap

/pæp/

Translations

papnoun

paps

каша

For breakfast, I had a bowl of pap.

На завтрак я съел миску каши.

Additional translations

мягкая пища

Synonyms

papverb

papped

Past Simple

papped

Past Participle

papping

Gerund

/pæp/

Additional translations

Synonyms

papadjective

/pæp/

Used attributively in compounds like "pap smear" or "pap test" to denote relation to the Papanicolaou screening.

Definitions

papnoun

A soft, semi-liquid food, often made by boiling grains or legumes, typically fed to infants or people who are ill.

The nurse prepared a bowl of pap for the elderly patient who had difficulty chewing solid food.

A type of maize porridge common in Southern Africa, often served as a staple food.

For breakfast, we had pap with a side of scrambled eggs and sausage.

Something that is considered to be bland, insipid, or lacking in substance.

The movie was criticized for being nothing more than sentimental pap.

A Papanicolaou test; a cervical screening procedure.

She scheduled her annual pap to check for any abnormalities.

papverb

To feed or nourish with soft or semi-liquid food.

She would pap the baby with mashed bananas every morning.

To photograph a famous person, especially secretly or intrusively, in the manner of paparazzi.

The actor was papped leaving the exclusive restaurant.

papadjective

Relating to or associated with a Papanicolaou test.

The clinic offers pap screening for women over twenty-one.