大媽

Chinese

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
mother; mama
trad. (大媽)
simp. (大妈)
alternative forms 大馬大马 Eastern Min
大嬤大嬷 Eastern Min

Pronunciation


Noun

大媽

  1. (colloquial) paternal aunt (father's elder brother's wife)
  2. An affectionate term of address for an elderly woman.
  3. (Northern Min, Eastern Min, Puxian Min) great-grandmother
  4. (Cantonese) term of address for one's father's first wife, used by children of the father's concubines
  5. (Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory) (elderly) woman, especially one from Mainland China

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