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

HSK 1
Tā shì zhège háizi de dàimǔ.
She is this child's godmother.
HSK 7-9
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