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Grandpa vs Papaw - What's the difference?

grandpa | papaw |

As nouns the difference between grandpa and papaw

is that grandpa is (informal) grandfather while papaw is a tree, carica papaya , of tropical america, belonging to the order brassicales, and producing dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit or papaw can be (us|dialect|southern us) grandfather, especially paternal grandfather.

grandpa

English

(wikipedia grandpa)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (informal) grandfather

    • Related terms

    * grandma

    papaw

    English

    Etymology 1

    From

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tree, Carica papaya , of tropical America, belonging to the order Brassicales, and producing dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit.

    • See also

    * pawpaw

    Etymology 2

    Related to papa .

    Alternative forms

    * pappaw

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, dialect, Southern US) grandfather, especially paternal grandfather
  • (US, dialect, Southern US, less commonly) father

    • See also

    * mamaw