Paw

Noun

 * 1)  Father; pa.

Synonyms

 * (father:) pawpaw, pa, papa, father, dad, daddy, pappy

Hypernyms

 * (father:) parent

Hyponyms

 * (father:) step-paw

Coordinate terms

 * maw, brother, sis/sissy

Derived terms

 * pawpaw

Related terms

 * pa

Noun

 * 1) The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.

Synonyms

 * (foot of a mammal:) hand, foot

Hypernyms

 * (foot of a mammal:) limb extremity

Meronyms

 * claw

Holonyms

 * limb

Coordinate terms

 * hoof, talon

Derived terms

 * paw (verb)
 * pawprint(s)
 * catpaw

Related terms

 * possibly German Pfote
 * cat's paw

Verb

 * 1)  To go through something (such as a garbage can) with paws
 * 2)  To gently push on something with a paw.
 * 3)  To clumsily dig through something.
 * 4)   To masturbate.

Hypernyms

 * handle
 * touch

Adjectives for Paw
tremendous; searching; tactile; bon ; moist; unhallowed; horny; bloody.

Adverbs for Paw
fitfully; ineptly; vaguely; savagely; brutishly; clumsily; roughly; searchingly; lustfully.

Thesaurus
arch, bad, claws, clubfoot, clutches, coarse, come in contact, digit, digits, dirty, dog, extremity, fangs, feel, feel of, fetlock, filthy, finger, fingernails, fingers, flick, foot, forefoot, forepaw, foul, handle, hands, harefoot, heel, hoof, hooks, ill-behaved, indecent, instep, jaws, mandibles, manipulate, maxillae, meathooks, misbehaving, mischievous, mitts, nails, nasty, nippers, pad, palm, palpate, pastern, patte, pedal extremity, pedes, pes, pied, pincers, ply, poke at, pounces, prod, pug, raunchy, smutty, sole, splayfoot, talons, tap, teeth, thumb, toe, tootsy, touch, trotter, twiddle, unguals, ungula, ungulae, vulgar, wield

Alternative forms

 * pa

Etymology 1
The word probably has an origin in baby talk: see ‘pa’.

Pronunciation

 * Homophones: poor (in non-rhotic accents), pore (in non-rhotic accents), pour (in non-rhotic accents)
 * Hyphenation: paw (one syllable)
 * Homophones: poor (in non-rhotic accents), pore (in non-rhotic accents), pour (in non-rhotic accents)
 * Hyphenation: paw (one syllable)
 * Homophones: poor (in non-rhotic accents), pore (in non-rhotic accents), pour (in non-rhotic accents)
 * Hyphenation: paw (one syllable)

Etymology 2
pawe, from poue, poe, from Old Low Franconian *pōta (compare Dutch poot, Low German Pote:, German Pfote), from *pōton 'to put, stick, plant' (compare Dutch poten 'to plant'), from  (compare Old English potian 'to push', pȳtan 'to put out, poke out', Icelandic pota: 'to stick'). More at put.

Pronunciation

 * Homophones: poor (in non-rhotic accents), pore (in non-rhotic accents), pour (in non-rhotic accents)
 * Hyphenation: paw (one syllable)
 * Homophones: poor (in non-rhotic accents), pore (in non-rhotic accents), pour (in non-rhotic accents)
 * Hyphenation: paw (one syllable)
 * Homophones: poor (in non-rhotic accents), pore (in non-rhotic accents), pour (in non-rhotic accents)
 * Hyphenation: paw (one syllable)
 * Homophones: poor (in non-rhotic accents), pore (in non-rhotic accents), pour (in non-rhotic accents)
 * Hyphenation: paw (one syllable)

Etymology 3
From the noun paw, meaning an animal's hand or foot.

Pronunciation

 * Homophones: poor (in non-rhotic accents), pore (in non-rhotic accents), pour (in non-rhotic accents)
 * Hyphenation: paw (one syllable)
 * Homophones: poor (in non-rhotic accents), pore (in non-rhotic accents), pour (in non-rhotic accents)
 * Hyphenation: paw (one syllable)
 * Homophones: poor (in non-rhotic accents), pore (in non-rhotic accents), pour (in non-rhotic accents)
 * Hyphenation: paw (one syllable)

Noun

 * Chamicuro:
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Japanese: 足の裏
 * Latvian: ķepa


 * Lithuanian: letena
 * Polish: łapa
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: పంజా (panjaa)
 * Turkish:, ,
 * Volapük: lufut, nimafut, fut

Verb

 * Japanese: 足で押す


 * Japanese: 穴を掘る

Anagrams

 * PWA
 * WAP
 * WPA

Noun

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