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tata¹

Where it comes from

Probably hypocoristic, circa 1823.

interjection

  1. alternative Alternative form of ta-ta (“goodbye”).

tata²

Where it comes from

Probably ultimately from baby-talk and related to teat, tit. Possibly borrowed through French tette, of Germanic origin, and/or Old English titt. Compare Dutch tiet and German Zitze.

noun tatas · ta-ta

  1. plural normally, slang A woman's breast. What did you guys talk about? / Just, like, our lives, our hopes, our fears. I didn't even compliment tatas once, damn it. / That's how real relationships happen.

Tata³

proper noun

  1. A surname. found in India.

TATA⁴

proper noun

  1. The station code of Tatanagar Junction railway station in India.

phrase

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of there are thousands of alternatives (a rebuttal to the political slogan TINA).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cheerio, auntie, aunt, patron, repetitious, sis, mcgraw, taneja, katta, tenneti, tanguturi, taha, teta, inda, patao, batra

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"tata." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tata. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tata. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tata

Chicago

"tata." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tata.

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@misc{tata_2026,
  title = {tata},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tata},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}