老母

lǎomǔ

noun #17,309

Meanings

1 old mother
2 one's aged mother

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Examples

HSK 3

他在外打工，家里只有老母一人。

Tā zàiwài dǎgōng, jiālǐ zhǐyǒu lǎomǔ yì rén.

He works away from home, and only his aged mother is at home.

HSK 7-9

他回家看望了年迈的老母。

Tā huíjiā kànwàng le niánmài de lǎomǔ.

He went home to visit his elderly mother.

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老母 has a slightly literary or dialectal feel. In standard Mandarin, 母亲 or 妈妈 is more common. In Cantonese, 老母 is very common but can also appear in vulgar expressions.

Stroke Order

老 lǎo

母 mǔ