papaw

Custardy native fruit

Papaw is a spelling variant of pawpaw, the North American fruit tree with large tropical-tasting fruit, or the papaya.

In parts of the American South and Midwest, papaw (also spelled pawpaw or paw-paw) is an affectionate term for grandfather: Papaw used to take us fishing every summer.

grandparent

grandfather

Father's or mother's father

grandchild · family · kinship · patriarch · lineage · heritage · descendant · legacy · wisdom · senior

fruit

pulp

Soft wet mass

seeded · climacteric · creamy · custardy · aromatic · soft · perishable · forager · harvest · understorey

flavor

sweet

Tasting of sugar

banana-like · aromatic · rich · mild · delicate · vanilla · fragrant

tree

deciduous

Sheds foliage seasonally

bark · branches · leaves · canopy · shade · woodland · rootstock · orchard · hardwood · native

nutrition

vitamins

Essential organic nutrients

carotenoids · potassium · minerals · healthful · wholesome · nourishing · nutrient-dense · beneficial · dietary · energizing

Categories
Opposites
fruit origin/nativeness

papawpapaya

Tropical fruit, black seeds

mango · banana · exotic fruit · pineapple · coconut

FAMILY RELATIONSHIP (dialectal sense)

papawgrandchild

Offspring's offspring

mamaw · grandma · grandmother · granddaughter · grandson

cultivation status

papawapple

Crisp tree fruit

orange

Phrases
Family

papa, papaya, papas

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G