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tata.

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

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈta.ta]Classical-Latin[ˈtaː.ta]
  1. dad, daddy, a term used by children for their father

    declension-1 · masculine
Where this word comes from

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.

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