오빠

Korean

Noun

오빠 (oppa)

1. elder brother of a female; (by extension, spoken by a female) unrelated elder male

Usage notes

The term 오빠 (o-ppa) is used by a female to refer to an elder male, often as a polite replacement for a second person singular pronoun (너 or 당신).

Related terms

• 언니 - elder sister of a female
• 누나 - elder sister of a male
• 형 - elder brother of a male
• 아저씨 - middle aged man; older male
• 할아버지 - grandfather; senior male