(lǎo bà) - dad, old man (affectionate) in Mandarin
lǎobàTraditional: 老爸
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Translation
dad, old man (affectionate)
Word origin
老爸 means dad, an affectionate form. 老 (lǎo) is here a familiar prefix (pictograph of an elder with a stick). 爸 (bà) means father, a phono-semantic compound with the 父 'father' radical and phonetic 巴 (bā).
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 老 (lǎo, familiar prefix) + 爸 (bà, father)
Stroke order
老
爸
Examples
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Dad is in a great mood today.
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My dad drinks tea every morning.
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Dad, I am home.
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Dad, let's go fishing together at the weekend.
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My old man is the best cook.
老爸 (lǎo bà) means dad, an affectionate term for father.
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