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noun

tăta

gen. tătae · gender masculine · decl. 1st
Gr. τέττα; Sanscr. tātas, = papa.
dad; daddy
A name by which young children, speaking imperfectly, call their father, as with us, dad, daddy, Varr. ap. Non. 81, 5; Inscr. Orell. 2813 sq.; 4943.—
A bringer up; rearer
A bringer up, rearer, analog. to mamma, Mart. 1, 101, 1.
Perseus ID: n47540 Key: tata