Papa is a word used in many languages as an affectionate term for father. Papa or PAPA may refer to:

Geography and geology

*Pápa, a town in Hungary *Papa village (Samoa), on the island of Savai'i *Papa, Scotland, various islands *Papa rock, a Māori-derived term for a blue-grey mudstone common in New Zealand

People

*Papa (Latin for ''Pope''), the bishop of Rome and leader of Catholic Church *Papa bar Aggai (3rd century), Bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon and a founding figure in the Church of the East *Papa, a monk martyred with Abda and Abdisho *Papa (nickname), a list of people *Papa (surname)

Mythology

*Rangi and Papa, the primordial parents according to Māori mythology *Papa (mythology), the earth goddess in Cook Islands mythology * A category of Karma in Jainism

Arts and entertainment

*Papa (TV series), ''Papa'' (TV series), a 1996 South Korean drama series *Papa (2012 Egyptian film), ''Papa'' (2012 Egyptian film), a 2012 Egyptian drama film *Papa (2012 South Korean film), ''Papa'' (2012 South Korean film), a 2012 South Korean comedy-drama film *''Papa: Hemingway in Cuba'', a 2015 Canadian-American biographical film about Ernest Hemingway and shot in Cuba *Papa (2016 film), ''Papa'' (2016 film), a Chinese comedy-drama film *Papa (2018 film), ''Papa'' (2018 film), an American drama film

Music

*Papa (song), "Papa" (song), from the BBC drama ''Gideon's Daughter'' *Papa (Prince song), "Papa" (Prince song), a 1994 song from ''Come'' by Prince *"Pa-Pa", a song from ''Hell of a Tester'' by The Rasmus

Acronym

*British Amateur Press Association (comics fandom), an amateur press association which first published under the name PAPA *Professional and Amateur Pinball Association *Parallax Aircraft Parking Aid, a device that indicates where pilots should stop in a stand

Other uses

*Papa, the letter "P" in the NATO phonetic alphabet, NATO and ICAO phonetic alphabets *Papa-class Soviet submarines, the sole member being Soviet submarine K-222, Soviet submarine ''K-222'' *, the Spanish word for potato, used in the names of numerous Potato#Latin America, Latin American potato-based dishes *Station P (ocean measurement site), Station P, an oceanographic measure station often called Station Papa