Is "oom" a known word for everyone?
 

Is "oom" known for every native English speakers?

Oom are you speaking to?

"Oom" meaning an old man?

I thought it was O.M.?

It was popular with the Dutch in the 19th Century.
Actually, it just referred to an older man - especially an uncle,
so not necessarily an "old" man.

I need a one-syllable word which begins with a vowel and which means human being, spirit or a group: man, relative, tribe, soul etc.

I have come up with aunt and young but they're too "kind" because in the text they've been sacrificed.

How about cunt?

EDIT: missed the vowel part, nevermind.

EDIT EDIT: Oaf?

Get some help or learn to read..

Rood. Check the edits.

I have never heard this word.