address for elderly woman; wet nurse
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
elderly woman; granny (term of address)
dialectA respectful and intimate dialectal term, often prefixed with a surname or descriptor like 张~ (Granny Zhang).
Gé隔
bì壁
Wáng王
mó嬷
mo人
rén特
tè别
bié好
。
Granny Wang next door is a very kind person.
Nà那
wèi位
lǎo老
mó嬷
mo在
zài树
shù下
xià乘
chéng凉
。
That old granny is enjoying the cool under the tree.
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Lǐ李
mó嬷
，
mo您
nín慢
màn走
。
Granny Li, walk carefully.
noun
wet nurse; nanny
archaicAn old-fashioned term for a woman hired to breastfeed and care for another's child.
Tā她
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
shì是
chī吃
Zhāng张
mó嬷
mo的
de奶
nǎi长
zhǎng大
dà的
。
She was raised on Wet Nurse Zhang's milk when she was little.
Jiù旧
shí时
dà大
hù户
rén人
jiā家
cháng常
qǐng请
mó嬷
mo来
lái照
zhào顾
gù婴
yīng儿
。
In the old days, wealthy families often hired wet nurses to take care of their infants.