47 Metaphors for papa

Papa is the best of Grandpapas, as you may imagine from his love of babies, and I delight in seeing him nurse it and speak to it....

"Papa," she said, "is a Liberal, that is to say, he wants all sorts of reform to be carried out.

Her papa, the landlord, was an invalid, but he as invariably sent a splendid basket of hot-house grapes.

Papa was a shadow, a strange flash in my life for so long a time now.

I can't think why papa and she were such friends.

Papa was a water boy and filed the hoes for the chopping hands.

"That is Johan," Keith shouted back triumphantly, "and his papa is a vaktmästare, too.

"I think the lady died when papa was a little baby.

Papa was a foreman.

Papa will be here; your own, own, own papa.'

Papa is such a tease.

"Papa, are not the Boschmen dwelling somewhere near here?" MR.

Mamita Lila, didn't you say papa was a poor clerk when you and he first began to love one another?

At last he looked round again, and, having convinced himself that they could not be overheard, he whispered: "Maggiesometimes I don't think I'm sorry that papa is deadwhen I'm naughty, you know; he would have been so angry with me if he had been here; and I thinkonly sometimes, you know, I'm rather glad he is not.

"Papa was a soldier.

My papa was a Hickerson.

Don't you think it's an honour to mend boots for him, even if they should be dirty?" "Oh, yesfor papa!" said Willie, as if his papa must be an exception to any rule.

" "Yes, I thought I remembered your writing to me about some such doings; and do you think you can enjoy a month with such visitors as that?" "Oh, yes, papa, because they won't upset my house; and, really, they're the dearest people.

I am happy to say your dearest Papa is quite wellhis cough is rather tickling, but is of no consequence.

And she began to wish that his papa was home, or that Brighteyes, who was Buddy's sister, was in the house, to help look after him, but Brighteyes had gone to see her aunt, and wouldn't be back till night.

So there arethose especially who are taught to think it very "unfeminine" to be "strong-minded" enough to be independent, who deem it a fearful thing to bend mind or body to work for their own living, asserting, with an unwitting sarcasm, that "papa" or "husband" is the responsible head of the house, and that it is his business to supply their wants.

Papa is eyes and no eyes.

Papa's been a frightful fool about her.

"His papa, ma'am" "His what, Jane?" "His papa, ma'am, was Church: but Mr. Maynard is a Plymouth Brother, and William thinks it Policy, ma'am, to go there too.

They showed, even more than did her own letters, that papa was still the centre of the family life.

47 Metaphors for  papa