So far I knew 父, お父さん and パパ mean father in japanese. But then I saw other compounds which apparently mean father like 父上, 乃父 (I dont know how these are pronounced by the way). Are there many other ways to say father in japanese?
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Ones used by real ordinary native speakers:
- お父さん (very neutral and safe)
- おとん (informal)
- おやじ (informal)
- パパ (mainly by female/young speakers)
- とうちゃん (informal)
Used only as a third-person honorific pronoun:
- ご尊父 (honorific)
Rare ones used mainly in fiction:
- お父様 (noble)
- ダディー
- 父上 / 父上様 (samurai-sh)
There may be even rarer ones, but this should be enough.
乃父 is not a word but a combination of 乃 and 父【ちち】.