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伯母

伯母

Chinese

		father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address	female; mother
simp. and trad. (伯母)		伯	母

Noun

伯母

wife of father's older brother
a term of respect for a woman who is roughly the same age as one's mother

Synonyms

(wife of father's older brother): 大娘 (dàniáng)

Related terms

伯父 (bófù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
伯	母
Grade: S	Grade: 2
Irregular

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おば [òbá] (Heiban - [0])

IPA^(key): [o̞ba̠]

Noun

伯母 ‎(hiragana おば, romaji oba)

aunt (older than one’s parent)

Coordinate terms

叔母 (おば) ‎(oba): aunt (younger than one’s parent)
叔父 (おじ) ‎(oji): uncle (younger than one’s parent)
伯父 (おじ) ‎(oji): uncle (older than one’s parent)

Related terms

叔母 (おば) ‎(oba): aunt (younger than one’s parent)
おばさん ‎(obasan): aunt (polite)
小母 (おば)さん ‎(obasan): lady, old lady, ma'am