乃だい父ふ

noun

father

Archaic or highly formal term for one's own father; in modern Japanese, 父 (ちち) or お父さん are used instead. May appear in historical texts or stylized contexts.

• 古こ文ぶんでは「乃だい父ふ」と書かいて「だいふ」と読よませることがある。

  In classical texts, 乃父 is sometimes written and read as だいふ.