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：2026/01/08
小母
Hiragana
おば
Noun
Japanese Meaning
血縁関係のない年上の女性に対する親しみを込めた呼称 / 子どもが、自分とは無関係の大人の女性を呼ぶときの言い方
Easy Japanese Meaning
かぞくでないとしうえのおんなのひとをよぶことば。こどもがさんやさまをつけてよぶ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
对与说话者无亲属关系的年长女性的亲昵称呼（常加敬称）。 / 儿童对非亲属女性的称呼（常加敬称）。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
對與說話者無親屬關係的年長女性的親暱稱呼（常加敬稱「～さん／～さま」） / 兒童用來稱呼不相干的年長女性（常加敬稱「～さん」）
Korean Meaning
친척이 아닌 자신보다 나이가 많은 여성을 친근하고 정중하게 부르는 말(주로 ‘-さん’·‘-さま’와 함께 씀) / 아이가 친척이 아닌 여성을 부를 때 쓰는 호칭(‘-さん’과 함께 씀)
Indonesian
sebutan sopan untuk perempuan lebih tua yang bukan kerabat (dengan -san/-sama) / panggilan anak kepada perempuan dewasa yang bukan keluarganya (dengan -san)
Vietnamese Meaning
cô/dì/bác (phụ nữ lớn tuổi hơn, không họ hàng; dùng với -さん/-さま) / cách xưng hô của trẻ em với phụ nữ không quen (dùng với -さん)
Tagalog Meaning
mapagiliw na tawag sa di‑kamag‑anak na babaeng mas nakatatanda / tawag ng bata sa di‑kamag‑anak na babae (may paggalang) / tita/ale (mas nakatatandang babae, hindi kamag‑anak)
Sense（1）
endearing term for a woman who is unrelated to and older than the speaker (used with honorific -さん or -さま)
Sense（2）
term used by a child to address an unrelated woman (used with honorific -さん)
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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)
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小母
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My stepmother is good at cooking.
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私の小母は料理が上手です。
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