おやっさん

noun

father; dad

Osaka dialect term for one's own father; carries a warm, familiar tone.

• うちのおやっさんは、いつも夕ゆう方がたに帰かえってくるで。

  My dad always comes home in the evening.

noun

old man; pops

Osaka dialect term for an older man, often used as a friendly or respectful address; not necessarily one's own father.

• あそこのおやっさんに道みちを聞きいたら、親しん切せつに教おしえてくれたわ。

  When I asked that old man over there for directions, he kindly told me.