Usage/Meaning: おいたん


I've heard おいたん is "kiddy speak" equivalent to `Uncle` in English.

Does it have any specific connotations? (Certain parents older/younger
sibling?)

If used jokingly what kind of feeling would it give to the person being
called?




I don't think there are any specific connotations. It can be any uncles
(either parents, can be younger sibling, can be older sibling) but I can see
that some people call a middle-aged man who is not related as `おいたん`.

If I hear/see a man being called `おいたん` by a girl, I'd think that:

  * the girl really likes (can be romantically or just as a friend) the man and kind of flirting/babying/being sweet/being very friendly 
  * the man may be very popular and everyone calls him that way (I say this because there was male school staff (around 50 yrs old) at my elementary school and everybody called him `おいちゃん` whereas we were supposed to call him `おじさん` because he was very kind and nice to us and we all liked him. But I think `おいたん` sounds more like a `kiddy speak` because it sounds more like a baby)

