Japanese

Alternative forms

• 親爺
• 老爺

Noun

親父 ‎(hiragana おやじ, romaji oyaji)

1. old man
2. father

Usage notes

Similar to English usage of old man, meaning both "an unrelated older man" and "one’s own father."

Word is relatively masculine in usage; a woman is unlikely to use it to refer to her own father.

See also

• おじ
• 親母
• おは