Chinese Conversation · Level 24
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Chinese word
养母
Pronunciation
Pinyinyǎng mǔ
Meaning
- nounadoptive mother
Example
他从小就被养母抚养长大。tā cóng xiǎo jiù bèi yáng mǔ fú yǎng zhǎng dà
He was raised by his adoptive mother from a young age.
More examples
我和养母相处得很好。wǒ hé yáng mǔ xiāng chǔ de hěn hǎo
I get along very well with my adoptive mother.
Core concept
A mother role created by raising and caring for a child rather than by giving birth.
Common phrases
由养母抚养yóu yáng mǔ fú yǎng
be raised by an adoptive mother
作为养母zuò wéi yáng mǔ
as an adoptive mother
与养母相处yǔ yáng mǔ xiāng chǔ
get along with an adoptive mother
Similar words
生母shēng mǔ: A child's mother by birth, with a biological connection to the child.
收养母shōu yǎng mǔ: A woman who legally adopts a child and raises the child as her own.
继母jì mǔ: A woman who becomes a child's mother through a parent's remarriage.
Definition in Chinese
用于称呼在家庭中承担母职并照顾孩子的女性，可指通过收养、寄养或事实上的抚养关系形成的养育者。yòng yú chēng hū zài jiā tíng zhōng chéng dān mǔ zhí bìng zhào gù hái zi de nǚ xìng kě zhǐ tōng guò shōu yǎng jì yǎng huò shì shí shàng de fú yǎng guān xì xíng chéng de yǎng yù zhě
Word origin
养 (yǎng, "to raise") + 母 (mǔ, "mother") forms a term for a woman whose mother role comes from raising a child rather than giving birth.
Usage tips
- In English, a single everyday family label may hide the relationship type that this Chinese noun makes explicit, so surrounding context matters in conversation.
Other meanings
- foster mothernoun
- adoptive parentnoun
Opposites
- 亲生母qīn shēng mǔbirth mothernoun