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、ちょっと手伝ってくれる？
Dad, can you help me a bit?
うちのお父は料理が上手なんだ。
My husband is good at cooking.
father; dad · husband (one's own) · you (older man); he; him
dad; daddy; papa
father
Abbreviation of お父さん (otōsan), a respectful term for father or husband. The prefix お adds politeness, and 父 means 'father'.