父とうちゃん

also: とっちゃん

と

う

ちゃ

ん

Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

dad; daddy; papa

children's language

Familiar, affectionate term for one's father, used mainly by children or within the family. Similar to お父さん but more casual and intimate.

父とうちゃん、今日きょうは何なん時じに帰かえってくるの？
Dad, what time are you coming home today?
うちの父とうちゃんは休やすみの日ひはいつもゴロゴロしてる。
My dad always lounges around on his days off.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉〉を父とうちゃんと呼よぶto call someone 'dad'
小ちいさい弟おとうとは父ちちを「父とうちゃん」と呼よんでいる。
My little brother calls our father 'dad'.

Kanji

父father

Related words

パパN1
父ちゃん and パパ are both casual, affectionate words for dad, but パパ is a Western-style loanword with a more modern feel while 父ちゃん feels more traditionally Japanese.

Opposites

母かあちゃん
父ちゃん is the familiar word for dad, while 母ちゃん is its exact female counterpart, meaning mom.

Politeness

お父とうさんpolite 丁寧語N5
父ちゃん is the childlike, very casual word for dad, while お父さん is the neutral, more polite term used by children and adults alike.
父ちちhumble 謙譲語N5
父ちゃん is an affectionate home word for dad, while 父 is the humble, formal term used when referring to one's own father to outsiders.

Counted with

人にん
counter for people

Written forms

父ちゃん
- とうちゃん
  Standard kanji-kana spelling for this familiar term for father.
- とっちゃん
とっちゃん
Colloquial contracted pronunciation, often used by young children or in casual family speech.

Etymology

Derived from 父 (ちち, father) with the affectionate suffix ちゃん, and a sound change from ち to と. The reading とっちゃん is a further contraction.