お父とう

noun

dad; daddy; father; husband

Familiar, respectful abbreviation of お父さん. Used to address or refer to one's own father or husband, especially in casual family settings. Honorific tone is retained despite the abbreviation.

See also: お父さん

• お父とう、ちょっと手伝てつだってくれる？

  Dad, can you help me a bit?

• うちのお父とうは料りょう理りが上手じょうずなんだ。