tata

Meaning

dad, daddy, a term used by children for their father

Concepts

daddy

👨‍👦

dad

👨‍👦

father

👨‍👦

papa

👨‍👦

dada

pops

Father

👨‍👦

Pa

daddy-o

pa

paw

pop

poppa

Synonyms

pater

👨‍👦

Translations

baba

👨‍👦

papa

👨‍👦

pappa

Papa

👨‍👦

papà

👨‍👦

pai

👨‍👦

Vati

👨‍👦

papai

👨‍👦

papa

👨‍👦

babbo

👨‍👦

pappie

👨‍👦

Papi

👨‍👦

vake

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈta.ta]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *tata, from Proto-Indo-European *tata-, ultimately onomatopoeic, mimicking baby talk.
Compare the similar atta, and also Cornish tat, tas, Breton tad and Breton tata, Ancient Greek τατᾶ (tatâ), τέττα (tétta), Bulgarian та́тко (tátko), Sanskrit तात (tāta), Kamkata-viri tót, tó, Tregami tát, Waigali tati.