老媽

See also: 老妈

Chinese

old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
mother; mama
trad. (老媽)
simp. (老妈)
alternative forms 老馬老马 dialectal Wu “wife”

Pronunciation


Noun

老媽

  1. (endearing) mum; mother; my old mum
  2. old woman
  3. old female servant; amah
  4. (Northern Min, Eastern Min, Puxian Min, dialectal Wu) wife
  5. (Teochew) great-grandmother
  6. (Longyan Min) old woman; old bag

Synonyms

  • (wife):
  • (great-grandmother):
  • (old woman):

Descendants

  • French: vieille mère (calque)

Further reading

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “老妈”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 349.