(bound form) grandfather; a way to address male relatives of the same generation as one's grandfather, such as 姥爷 lǎo​ye or 舅爷 jiù​yé

(bound form) a polite form of address for an older man or a man of a father's generation; in former times, a title for a master or social superior, as in 老爷 lǎo​ye or 少爷 shào​ye

(bound form) a title of respect for a god or Buddha, such as 老天爷 lǎo​tiān​yé or 财神爷 cái​shén​yé

(literary, bound form) father; used in the term 爷娘 yé​niáng