5@Chin-ThumbBack Contact
American Sign Language
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editEtymology
editOne of several signs with female referents that are made with the dominant hand located at the bottom half of the face. Compare OpenA@Jaw OpenA@Chin (“female”) and 5@Forehead-ThumbBack Contact (“father”).
Production
edit- This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
- Posture the dominant hand in the “5” handshape at the chin, thumb of the dominant hand pointing back.
- Touch the thumb to the chin one or more times.
Noun
editUpload png, jpg, or gif image. (ASL gloss: MOTHER)
Antonyms
edit- (antonym(s) of “mother”): 5@Forehead-ThumbBack Contact (“father”), OpenB@Chin OpenB@Forearm-PalmUp (“daughter”), OpenA@Jaw OpenA@Chin OpenB@Forearm-PalmUp (“daughter”)