老爹 (lǎo diē) — dad, papa (informal, affectionate); grandpa (dialectal/informal); old man (respectful term for an elderly man)
Definition
An informal, affectionate term whose exact referent shifts by region: usually 'dad/papa' in northern speech, but in many areas it means 'grandpa' or even a respectful 'old man'. For 'father' generally, use 爸爸.
noun
dadpapa (informal, affectionate)grandpa (dialectal/informal)old man (respectful term for an elderly man)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 老爹。Wǒ lǎo diē jīn nián liù shí suì le.My dad is sixty years old this year.
- 老爹，。lǎo diē, Nín màn zǒu.Old man, take care.
- 老爹。Tā lǎo diē zhù zài xiāng xia.His grandpa lives in the countryside.
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