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16 matches for "mother"
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- #409open ›媽ㄇㄚMother; mom; mama; term of address for mother or elder women in mother's generation; also used for older women or female servants or generally older women.
- #427open ›母ㄇㄨˇMother; female elder; origin or source; female (of animals); female (gender).
- #2343open ›姨ㄧˊMother's sister; aunt; wife's sister; concubine.
- #1311open ›娘ㄋㄧㄤˊYoung lady; mother; wife; term of address for an older woman or married woman; formerly, a respectful term for a female employer; (coll.) effeminate.
- #2435open ›舅ㄐㄧㄡˋMaternal uncle; mother's brother; term for wife's brother; archaic term for husband's father; a surname.
- #1536open ›乳ㄖㄨˇBreast; milk, especially mother's milk; to suckle or nurse; to hatch or incubate eggs.
- #1152open ›婆ㄆㄛˊAn old woman; grandmother; mother-in-law; a term for certain professional women in the past; slang for a femme in a lesbian relationship.
- #1806open ›嬤ㄇㄚA dialectal or obsolete term for mother; also used in Taiwan as a variant of mother.
- #4838open ›妣ㄅㄧˇA respectful term for one's deceased mother; used in ancient texts for a deceased wife.
- #4927open ›媼ㄠˇAn old woman; a respectful term for a mother or married woman; sometimes refers to a female earth deity.
- #1166open ›奶ㄋㄞˇBreast; milk; to breastfeed; informal term for mother; relating to infancy.
- #4531open ›嫗ㄩˋAn old woman; to brood over or protect something; a general term for a woman or mother.
- #116open ›外ㄨㄞˋOutside; external; foreign; in addition; not belonging to a certain scope; referring to relatives on the mother's or wife's side; a role in traditional opera playing an elderly man.
- #3538open ›恃ㄕˋTo rely on or depend on someone or something; to presume on one's strength or position; (literary) one's mother.
- #1358open ›慈ㄘˊCompassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane; parental love for children; deep affection; a respectful term for mother.
- #1541open ›姆ㄇㄨˇA female tutor or governess, especially for children; a nanny or caregiver for children; used in compound words like mother.