老母

lǎomǔ

noun #17,309

Meanings

1 old mother
2 one's aged mother

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Examples

他在外打工，家里只有老母一人。

Tā zài wài dǎgōng, jiālǐ zhǐyǒu lǎomǔ yì rén.

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

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 (mǔqīn) or 妈妈 (māma) is more common. In Cantonese, 老母 is very common but can also appear in vulgar expressions.

Stroke Order

老 lǎo

母 mǔ