娘[孃]niánɡ ❶ （母亲） ma; mum; mother: 爹 ～ father and mother
❷ （称长一辈或年长的已婚妇女） a form of address for an elderly married woman: 舅 ～ wife of mother's brother; aunt; 老大 ～ grandma; 婶 ～ wife of one's father's younger brother; aunt
❸ （年轻妇女） a young woman: 伴 ～ bridesmaid; 新 ～ bride; 渔 ～ a young fisherwoman
◆娘儿们 women; wife; elder women and their children; 娘家 a married woman's parents' home; 娘舅 [方] brother of one's mother; uncle; 娘娘 empress; imperial concubine; goddess; 娘亲 relatives on the maternal side; 娘胎 mother's womb; 娘子 a form of address for one's wife; a polite form of address for a young woman |