伯母 meaning and pronunciation

伯母
Simplified/traditional word

伯母 English definition

bó mǔ
  • aunt
  • wife of father's elder brother
  • (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
  • CL:个

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  • 伯 (bó): father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address; Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4];
  • 母 (mǔ): mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female;