伯母

Chinese
 
father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle
father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address
 female; mother
simp. and trad.
(伯母)		 伯 母

Pronunciation

Noun

伯母

  1. paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)
  2. (polite) A term of address to a woman who is roughly the same age as one's mother, especially the mother of one's friend or colleague.

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 伯母 (“paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 伯母
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 伯母
Mandarin Beijing 大媽
Taiwan 伯母
Harbin 大娘
Shenyang 大娘
Yantai (Muping) 大媽
Jinan 大娘
Luoyang 大媽, 大娘
Wanrong 娘, 親嬤, 大大
Wanrong (Ronghe) 嬤
Xi'an 媽媽
Yinchuan 大媽, 親媽 Hui
Lanzhou 禡禡
Ürümqi 嬸嬸
Wuhan 女伯伯, 伯媽, 伯伯
Chengdu 伯娘, 伯母
Guiyang 伯媽
Liuzhou 伯媽, 伯娘
Xuzhou 大娘
Yangzhou 大媽媽
Nanjing 大媽
Hefei 大大
Nantong 嬤嬤
Singapore 伯母
Cantonese Guangzhou 伯娘
Hong Kong 伯娘
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 伯娘
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 伯娘, 伯母 face-to-face
Macau 伯母
Guangzhou (Panyu) 伯娘
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 阿娘
Guangzhou (Conghua) 阿因
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 阿娘, 伯娘 face-to-face
Foshan 伯母
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 阿娘
Foshan (Shunde) 伯娘
Foshan (Sanshui) 伯娘
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 伯母
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 伯母
Zhuhai (Qianshan) 伯母
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) 阿姆
Zhuhai (Doumen) 伯姆
Jiangmen (Baisha) 阿姆
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 阿姆
Taishan 阿姆, 姆
Kaiping (Chikan) 阿姆
Enping (Niujiang) 伯娘
Heshan (Yayao) 阿姆 face-to-face, 伯姆 non-face-to-face
Dongguan 伯娘
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 阿娘
Yangjiang 阿姆
Xinyi 伯奶
Nanning 伯母, 伯娘
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 伯母
Singapore (Guangfu) 伯娘
Gan Nanchang 母娘, 伯娘
Lichuan 大娘, 大兒
Pingxiang 姆姆
Hakka Meixian 伯姆
Xingning 阿劃
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 伯娘, 阿娘 face-to-face
Huidong (Daling) 阿娘
Dongguan (Qingxi) 阿娘
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 伯母
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 阿娘
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 伯姆
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) 伯姆
Conghua (Lütian) 阿姆
Changting 伯姆
Wuping 伯姆
Wuping (Pingyu) 伯姆
Liancheng 伯姆
Ninghua 姐姐
Yudu 伯奶, 奶奶
Ruijin 娭娭
Shicheng 姐姐
Shangyou (Shexi) 姐姐
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 伯姆
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 伯姆
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 伯姆
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 伯姆
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 伯姆
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 伯㜷
Hong Kong 阿娘, 伯娘
Sabah (Longchuan) 阿娘, 伯娘
Senai (Huiyang) 阿娘
Singkawang 伯姆
Huizhou Jixi 媽媽, 媽
Jin Taiyuan 媽媽, 媽, 大娘
Xinzhou 伯娘, 伯娘啊
Min Bei Jian'ou 伯奶, 奶奶
Min Dong Fuzhou 依姆, 姆姆
Fuqing 姆
Matsu 依姆
Min Nan Xiamen 阿姆, 姆仔, 姆
Quanzhou 阿姆, 姆仔, 姆
Zhangzhou 阿姆, 姆
Kaohsiung 阿姆
Yilan 阿姆
Changhua (Lukang) 阿姆
Taichung 阿姆
Taichung (Wuqi) 阿姆
Tainan 阿姆
Taitung 阿姆
Hsinchu 阿姆
Penghu (Magong) 阿姆
Penang (Hokkien) 阿姆, 姆
Singapore (Hokkien) 阿姆
Manila (Hokkien) 阿姆
Chaozhou 阿姆
Shantou 阿姆, 姆姆
Shantou (Chenghai) 阿姆
Jieyang 阿姆, 姆
Haifeng 姆
Bangkok (Teochew) 阿姆
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 阿姆
Singapore (Teochew) 阿姆
Leizhou 姆, 尼姆
Wenchang 伯姩
Haikou 伯姩
Singapore (Hainanese) 伯姩
Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 伯母
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 伯娘
Wu Shanghai 大媽媽, 大姆媽
Shanghai (Chongming) 媽媽
Suzhou 姆娒
Danyang 娘娘
Hangzhou 大媽媽, 大姆媽
Ningbo 阿姆
Wenzhou 阿嬤
Jinhua 姆媽
Xiang Changsha 伯媽, 伯伯
Loudi 伯唧
Shuangfeng 伯基

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
伯 母
お
Grade: S		 は > ば
Grade: 2
irregular

From 小 (o, “little”) +‎ 母 (ha, “mother”). The kanji is jukujikun (熟字訓). Compare 小母 (oba).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) おば [òbá] (Heiban – [0])
    • IPA(key): [o̞ba̠]

Noun

伯(お)母(ば) • (oba) 

  1. an aunt (a parent’s sister or sister-in-law)
See also

Usage notes
  • This term is spelled in hiragana when referring to non-age-specific relatives.

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
伯 母
はく
Grade: S		 ぼ
Grade: 2
on’yomi

From Chinese 伯母 (“paternal aunt”).

Pronunciation

Noun

伯(はく)母(ぼ) • (hakubo) 

  1. an aunt (a parent’s sister or sister-in-law)
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