opan.

Brit.

/ˈəʊpə/, U.S.

/ˈoʊpə/

Forms: 1900s– opa, 1900s– opah. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from German. Or (ii) a borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: German Opa, Großpapa; Dutch opa, grootpapa.

Etymology: Either < German Opa (1870 or earlier), hypocoristic form (perhaps via Opapa ) of Großpapa grandpa, grandfather ( < groß (see great adj.) + Papa papa n.²), or < Dutch opa (1894 or earlier), hypocoristic form of grootpapa grandpa, grandfather ( < groot (see great adj.) + papa papa n.²). Compare oma n., and also oupa n.

North American.

Originally among German and Dutch communities: a grandfather. Frequently as a form of address.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > grandparent > [noun] > grandfather

mother-fathereOE

eldfatherOE

grandsirec1300

aiela1325

belsirea1325

grandfather1424

belfatherc1440

goodsire?c1450

fore-grandsire1513

gutcher1523

granfer1564

granddaddy1648

grandpapa1680

grandada1699

grandad1764

grandpa?1785

grandpappy1857

grandpop1860

abuelo1876

dada1888

gramp1890

grampy1904

lolo1934

gramps1935

zayde1946

opa1948

opi1988

1948 German Q. 21 234 One girl wrote that she spends her leisure time with Opa and Oma on their farm.

1984 G. Story It never pays to laugh too Much 65 The four Old Bill Knopp boys were tuning up the guitar and fiddle in Opa's machine shed.

1996 N.Y. Times 1 Aug. d23/6 Your sweet smile, ready kisses and hugs are irreplaceable, Opah.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opa
释义	opan. Brit. /ˈəʊpə/, U.S. /ˈoʊpə/ Forms: 1900s– opa, 1900s– opah. Also with capital initial. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from German. Or (ii) a borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: German Opa, Großpapa; Dutch opa, grootpapa. Etymology: Either < German Opa (1870 or earlier), hypocoristic form (perhaps via Opapa ) of Großpapa grandpa, grandfather ( < groß (see great adj.) + Papa papa n.²), or < Dutch opa (1894 or earlier), hypocoristic form of grootpapa grandpa, grandfather ( < groot (see great adj.) + papa papa n.²). Compare oma n., and also oupa n. North American. Originally among German and Dutch communities: a grandfather. Frequently as a form of address. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > grandparent > [noun] > grandfather mother-fathereOE eldfatherOE grandsirec1300 aiela1325 belsirea1325 grandfather1424 belfatherc1440 goodsire?c1450 fore-grandsire1513 gutcher1523 granfer1564 granddaddy1648 grandpapa1680 grandada1699 grandad1764 grandpa?1785 grandpappy1857 grandpop1860 abuelo1876 dada1888 gramp1890 grampy1904 lolo1934 gramps1935 zayde1946 opa1948 opi1988 1948 German Q. 21 234 One girl wrote that she spends her leisure time with Opa and Oma on their farm. 1984 G. Story It never pays to laugh too Much 65 The four Old Bill Knopp boys were tuning up the guitar and fiddle in Opa's machine shed. 1996 N.Y. Times 1 Aug. d23/6 Your sweet smile, ready kisses and hugs are irreplaceable, Opah. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1948
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