"oom" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "Afrikaans oom",
      "name": "bor"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "eam"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of eam",
      "name": "doublet"
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Afrikaans oom. Doublet of eam.",
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      "form": "ooms",
      "tags": [
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "ref": "1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 73",
          "text": "He raised his glass. ‘Here's to you, Oom Ben,’ he said. ‘Give them hell.’",
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        }
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        "An older man, especially an uncle. (Frequently as a respectful form of address.)"
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        "(South Africa) An older man, especially an uncle. (Frequently as a respectful form of address.)"
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        {
          "word": "oom-pah"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ʊəm/",
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        "General-South-African"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʊm/",
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊəm"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊm"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oom"
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      "expansion": "Afrikaans oom",
      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "eam"
      },
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Afrikaans oom. Doublet of eam.",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    {
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        "English terms borrowed from Afrikaans",
        "English terms derived from Afrikaans",
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        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
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        "Rhymes:English/ʊm/1 syllable",
        "Rhymes:English/ʊəm",
        "South African English"
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          "ref": "1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 73",
          "text": "He raised his glass. ‘Here's to you, Oom Ben,’ he said. ‘Give them hell.’",
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        "An older man, especially an uncle. (Frequently as a respectful form of address.)"
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        "(South Africa) An older man, especially an uncle. (Frequently as a respectful form of address.)"
      ],
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ʊəm/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ʊm/",
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ʊəm"
    },
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  "word": "oom"
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