m. (cf. 1. tatá) a father, [MBh. i]; [R.]; [Vikr.]; [Śak. iv, 4/5] (in comp.) &c.
(tā́ta) voc. a term of affection addressed to a junior [[ŚBr. xiv]; [AitBr. vii]; [ChUp.]; [MBh.] &c.] or senior [[i, 6796]; [Ragh.] &c.], addressed to several persons, [MBh. i, 6825]; [v, 5435] (C); in the latter use also voc. pl. [ib.] (B); [i, 6820 f.]; [iv, 133];
[cf. τέττα; Lat. tata &c.]