pa

noun6

1. •
   (informal) father, especially when his children talk to him or about him

   • Hey, Pa, I'd like you to meet my friend.
2. •
   (informal) Father, papa.
3. •
   A short form of grandpa; grandfather.
4. •
   (informal) Grandpa, grandfather.
5. •
   (New-Zealand) Any Maori village or settlement; a kainga.
6. •
   (New-Zealand, historical) A fortified Maori settlement, especially of pre-European times.

   • The very existence of fortified pā was often a sign that those who lived near such complexes sought to discourage attack and wanted to make conflict less likely, not more so. — 2003

adjective1

1. •
   Initialism of posteroanterior.

noun21

1. •
   Abbreviation of Pennsylvania: a state of the United States.

   • Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit? / Heard about Pittsburgh, PA? — 1979
2. •
   Initialism of public address.

   • “Shuttle sensors detect no communications, heat signatures out of the ordinary, or other signals,” SAM-E said over the shuttle’s PA. — 2017
3. •
   Initialism of personal assistant.
4. •
   Initialism of physician assistant.
5. •
   Initialism of physician associate.
6. •
   Initialism of production assistant.
7. •
   Initialism of power amplifier.
8. •
   Initialism of personal appearance (when a celebrity visits a public event).
9. •
   Initialism of points against.

   • The Giants and Commanders have the same record after 13 games each. However, Washington has control of third place in the NFC East due to a better PF/PA record in comparison to the Giants. — 2022
10. •
    Abbreviation of Papua: a province of Indonesia.
11. •
    Abbreviation of Pará: a state of Brazil.
12. •
    Initialism of Prince Albert: a city in Saskatchewan, Canada.
13. •
    Initialism of Prince Albert (“genital piercing”).
14. •
    Initialism of public accountant.
15. •
    Initialism of public act.
16. •
    Initialism of pulmonary artery.
17. •
    Initialism of polyamide.
18. •
    Initialism of precision agriculture.
19. •
    Initialism of Peano arithmetic.
20. •
    Initialism of pyrrolizidine alkaloid.
21. •
    Initialism of Parental Accompaniment.

phrase1

1. •
   Initialism of per annum.

noun1

1. •
   Abbreviation of Pennsylvania: a state of the United States, as used in case citations.