小母
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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小 | 母 |
Grade: 1 | Grade: 2 |
Etymology
editFrom 小 (o, "little," "nice") + 母 (ba, "mother")(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
edit- endearing term for a woman who is unrelated to and older than the speaker (used with honorific -さん or -さま)
- term used by a child to address an unrelated woman (used with honorific -さん)
Usage notes
edit- Often found in kana form: おば