"tata" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈta.ta/ Forms: tate [plural]
Rhymes: -ata Etymology: From Latin tata. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|tata}} Latin tata Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} tata f (plural tate)
  1. governess (or any young woman looking after children) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-tata-it-noun-jQrDHvbJ
  2. big sister Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-tata-it-noun-L0iwrMto Categories (other): Pages with 47 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 47 entries: 0 0 2 6 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 10 4 4 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 3 1 2 10 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 4 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 1 7 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 11 5 5 5 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 1 2 11 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 4 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 14 36 17 17 17
  3. (regional) Form of address for an older male, especially:
    one's father, daddy, papa
    Tags: feminine, regional
    Sense id: en-tata-it-noun-GGKLMpvM Categories (other): Regional Italian
  4. (regional) Form of address for an older male, especially:
    an older brother
    Tags: feminine, regional
    Sense id: en-tata-it-noun-00mGmpNW Categories (other): Regional Italian
  5. (regional) Form of address for an older male, especially:
    any man, especially if young, taking care of the child
    Tags: feminine, regional
    Sense id: en-tata-it-noun-zdOAippZ Categories (other): Regional Italian

Inflected forms

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