お父とうさん

noun

father; dad

Polite and common term for one's own father or someone else's father. Used both referentially and as a form of address.

See also: 父さん

• お父とうさんは会かい社しゃ員いんです。

  My father is an office worker.

• お父とうさん、ちょっと来きて。

  Dad, come here a moment.

noun

husband (one's own)

Used by a wife to refer to her own husband, especially when speaking to children or others. Carries a warm, familiar tone.

• うちのお父とうさんは料りょう理りが上手じょうずなの。

  My husband is good at cooking.

pronoun

you (older man); he; him

Familiar, somewhat old-fashioned way to address or refer to an elderly man older than the speaker. Can sound patronizing if used inappropriately.

• お父とうさん、お元げん気きですか。

  How are you, sir? (to an elderly man)