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papa-bear

papa-bear adjective: characteristic of protective paternal behavior.

Adjective

papa-bear (not comparable)

  1. Characteristic of protective paternal behavior.
    • He kept inflicting his papa-bear tone on her. “Or don’t you remember that, last night, when we snuck on campus for some reconnaissance, we found out these girls had the scenting power of wolves?”2009, Chris Marie Green, chapter 3, in The Path of Razors, Ace Books, page 24
    • Wanting to alleviate his papa-bear turmoil, Tammy soft-punched him in the gut, then looped her arm through his. “How was your trip to the Rocky Mountains?” They strolled up the walk, Mom and the kids following.2015, Jennifer Slattery, chapter 12, in Interwined, New Hope Publishers, page 80

Questions about papa-bear

What does papa-bear mean?
Papa-bear means characteristic of protective paternal behavior.
What part of speech is papa-bear?
Papa-bear is an adjective.

Words near papa-bear in the dictionary

  1. papa bears
  2. Papa Doc
  3. PAPA syndrome
  4. Papa Westray
  5. papa-
  6. papa-bear
  7. papabile
  8. papabiles
  9. papabili
  10. papability
  11. papable

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