老伯

lǎobó
uncle (polite form of address for older male)

CEDICT

  1. (Fujian and Jiangxi Hakka) elder brother
  2. (honorific) old man
  3. elder brother
  4. old man

Wiktionary

  1. 敬称父亲的朋友或朋友的父亲。
  2. 对年老的男性长者的尊称。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 老 lǎo
  1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
  2. old (of people)
  3. venerable (person)
  4. experienced
  5. of long standing
  6. always
  7. all the time
  8. of the past
  9. very
  10. outdated
  11. (of meat etc) tough
2 伯 bó
  1. father's elder brother
  2. senior
  3. paternal elder uncle
  4. eldest of brothers
  5. respectful form of address
  6. Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi

Containing this entry

老伯伯 lǎobóbo grandpa (polite form of address for old man)

Related entries

世伯 shìbó
  1. uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father)
  2. old friend
叔 shū
  1. uncle
  2. father's younger brother
  3. husband's younger brother
  4. Taiwan pr. shú
我週末又待在家，看《海綿寶寶》和《叔比狗》。

I stay home at the weekend as usual, watching SpongeBob and Scooby-Doo.

I stay home on the weekend as usual, watching SpongeBob and Scooby-Doo.

Source: Tatoeba

季父 jìfù uncle (father's youngest brother)
老大爷 lǎodàyé
  1. uncle
  2. grandpa

classifier: 位
伯伯 bóbo
  1. father's elder brother
  2. uncle
昨日我伯伯买了只狗。

Yesterday my uncle bought a dog.

Source: Tatoeba

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