嬷嬷

嬤嬤
mómo
noun #25,528

Meanings

  1. 1 (dialect) elderly woman
  2. 2 wet nurse
  3. 3 Catholic nun
  4. 4 nanny (in imperial household)

Examples

Huánggōng lǐ de mómo fùzé zhàogù huángzǐ.
The nannies in the imperial palace were responsible for taking care of the princes.
Xiūdàoyuàn lǐ de mómo měitiān zǎoqǐ qídǎo.
The nuns in the convent pray every morning at dawn.

Tips

culture
嬷嬷 is a versatile term with regional and contextual differences: in imperial Chinese dramas it refers to the royal nannies; in Catholic contexts it means nun; in some dialects it means grandmother or elderly woman.

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