老妈妈

老媽媽
lǎomāma
noun #32,144

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 old mother
  2. 2 elderly woman
  3. 3 granny (affectionate)

Examples

Ménkǒu zuòzhe yī wèi lǎomāma zài shài tàiyáng.
An old woman is sitting in the sun by the doorway.
Tā měi gè zhōumò dōu huí jiā péi lǎomāma.
He goes home every weekend to keep his old mother company.

Tips

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老妈妈 is a warm, colloquial term — either for one's own aging mother (used affectionately) or for any elderly woman, similar to 'granny' in tone. More respectful for strangers than 老太太 in some contexts.

Stroke Order

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