taata

British  

/ ˈtata /

noun

1. a child's word for father

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Example Sentences

In advance trotted a vigorous taata, with a couple of large, native baskets slung by a pole over his shoulders, loaded with bottles and provender; at his heels, our own unfortunate esquire, Giacomo.

From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus)

I asked the chief what he was, whether an Earee, or a Toutou? and the answer I received was, that he was taata eno; that is, a bad man.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Kerr, Robert

E tupu te fau; e toro to farero, e mou te taata.

From White Shadows in the South Seas by O'Brien, Frederick