代母

dàimǔ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 godmother
  2. 2 surrogate mother
  3. 3 woman acting in a maternal role on someone else's behalf

Examples

Tā shì zhège háizi de dàimǔ.
She is this child's godmother.
Dàimǔ huáiyùn zài hěnduō guójiā shì shòu fǎlǜ xiànzhì de.
Surrogate pregnancy is legally restricted in many countries.

Tips

usage
Two distinct senses sharing a word: (1) Catholic baptismal godmother (more common in Hong Kong/Taiwan usage) and (2) gestational surrogate mother — the latter is the dominant modern medical sense. Context disambiguates clearly.

Stroke Order

dài