妈（媽）mā ❶ [口] （母亲） ma; mum; mummy; mother
❷ （称长一辈或年长的已婚妇女） a form of address for a married woman of one's elder generation: 舅 ～ (maternal) aunt (wife of mother's brother ); 姑 ～ (paternal) aunt (father's sister); 大 ～ (paternal) aunt (wife of father's elder brother); 姨 ～ (maternal) aunt (mother's sister)
❸ （旧时称中年或老年的女仆） a form of address for a middle-aged or old maidservant: 王 ～ maid Wang; 老 ～ 子 maid
◆妈妈 [口] ma; mum; mummy; mother |