pappa bear

plural pappa bears

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of papa bear.

   One morning the pappa bear ate the just born baby bears before either the mamma or the Seminoles could rescue them.

   1990, Stephen E. Feraca, “‘This is what they do with the fish factory money.’”, in Why Don’t They Give Them Guns? The Great American Indian Myth, Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, →ISBN, page 138

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   In the bears' house some things were too hot, others too cold and some just right. Goldilocks felt the baby bear and momma bear were safe, but wasn't so sure about the pappa bear. That's something many children can identify with

   1982 December 27, Carol Krucoff, quoting Paul C. Horton, “YOU: Getting Down to The Bear Essentials”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2017

   'That’s when John (Miller) pulled a pistol out of his shorts,' she said. Box said that Howard's nieces and nephews, who were in the backyard, were watching as this unfolded. 'Aaron goes into pappa bear mode,' Box said.

   2018 September 21, Ariel Zilber, “Shocking moment father and son are caught on camera gunning down and killing their neighbor in a row over a dumped mattress”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Sep 2018