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Meaning of 妈

Pinyin mā

Radical

女

Strokes

Definition

ma / mamma

Usage

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妈 (mā) 名词【本义】: 称呼母亲 Original meaning: To call one's mother 1. 称呼母亲。 [En.] mother; ma; mamma 2. 尊称长一辈或年长的妇女：大妈，姑妈。 [En.] An honorific for elder or older women: aunt. 3. 称中老年女仆：刘妈，鲁妈。 [En.] To refer to middle-aged or older female servants: maidservant. 4. 妻子，老伴。 [En.] wife. 5. 鸨母。 [En.] madam. 引: 《广雅·释亲》：妈，母也。 Quote: "Ma means mother." 例: 有妈的孩子像个宝，没妈的孩子像根草; 孩子的妈; 谢谢妈。 Example: "Children with mothers are like treasure; children without mothers are like grass; the child's mother; thank you, mom." 例: 如:姑妈;姨妈。 Example: For instance: aunt; maternal aunt. 例: 如: 张妈; 李妈; 老妈子。 Example: For instance: Aunt Zhang; Aunt Li; old maid. 例: 如: 妈妈子(妻子，老婆); 美妈(娇妻)。 Example: For instance: mama zi (wife); mei ma (beautiful wife). 例: 如: 妈儿(妓院的老妓或妓女的养母)。 Example: For instance: ma er (the madam of a brothel or the foster mother of a prostitute).

妈妈 mā ma

mama / mommy / mother / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

奶妈 nǎi mā

wet nurse

大妈 dà mā

father's elder brother's wife / aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)

老妈 lǎo mā

mother / mom

姨妈 yí mā

(coll.) mother's sister / maternal aunt

姑妈 gū mā

(coll.) father's married sister / paternal aunt

爹妈 diē mā

Parents

姆妈 mǔ mā

mom / mother (dialect)

舅妈 jiù mā

(coll.) aunt / maternal uncle's wife

婆婆妈妈 pó po mā mā

effeminate / old-womanish / garrulous / fainthearted / overly careful / overly sensitive / maudlin

妈祖 Mā zǔ

Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia

干妈 gān mā

adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

后妈 hòu mā

(coll.) stepmother

妈祖庙 mā zǔ miào

Mazu temple

他妈的 tā mā de

(taboo curse) damn it! / fucking