# 媽媽
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): māma, mǎmá
       (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚ ˙ㄇㄚ, ㄇㄚˇ ㄇㄚˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ma$^1$ ma$^1$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): мама (mama, I-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): maa$^{1-4}$ maa$^1$ / maa$^1$ maa$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): ma$^1$ ma$^{1-3}$
* Northern Min (KCR): mā-mā
* Eastern Min (BUC): mă-mă
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): má-mah / ma-ma / ma-mah / mâ-mâ
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^1$ma-ma / $^1$ma-ma$_1$
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ma$^1$ ma
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: māma
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄚ ˙ㄇㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mamå
*** Wade–Giles: ma$^1$-ma$^5$
*** Yale: mā-ma
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mha.ma
*** Palladius: мама (mama)
*** Sinological IPA : /mä⁵⁵ mä²/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$媽媽 / 妈妈 嬤嬤 / 嬷嬷
** (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: mǎmá
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄇㄚˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mǎmá
*** Wade–Giles: ma$^3$-ma$^2$
*** Yale: mǎ-má
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maama
*** Palladius: мама (mama)
*** Sinological IPA : /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: ma$^1$ ma$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: mama
*** Sinological IPA : /ma⁵⁵ ma⁵⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: мама (mama, I-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /ma²⁴ ma²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: maa$^{1-4}$ maa$^1$ / maa$^1$ maa$^1$
*** Yale: màh mā / mā mā
*** Cantonese Pinyin: maa$^{1-4}$ maa$^1$ / maa$^1$ maa$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ma$^{1-4}$ ma$^1$ / ma$^1$ ma$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /maː⁵⁵⁻²¹ maː⁵⁵/, /maː⁵⁵ maː⁵⁵/
* maa1-4 maa1 - vernacular;
* maa1 maa1 - literary.

#### Noun

媽媽
* (informal) mum (mom); mama
    遵守媽媽的叮嚀／遵守妈妈的叮咛 ― zūnshǒu māma de dīngníng ― to follow mum's advice
    媽媽的味道／妈妈的味道 ― māma de wèidào ― the taste of mum's cooking
       Māma zǒngshì xiàngzhe mèimei. [Pinyin]
       Mum always favours my younger sister.
       Nǐ zhème táoqì, māma bù dānxīn cáiguài! [Pinyin]
       You are such a naughty kid. It'd be surprising if your mum were not worried.
       Wǒ yībèizi dōu bèi māma jiānshì. [Pinyin]
       Mum has kept tabs on me all my life.
* (dialectal, colloquial) breast
* (ACG, figurative) character designer (female)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 母, 娘 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 母親 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 媽媽, 媽, 娘, 母親 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 媽媽, 媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 媽媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 媽, 媽媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 媽媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 媽, 媽媽, 母親 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 媽媽, 媽, 娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 媽媽, 媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 媽媽, 母親, 額娘 dated, Manchus |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 母親, 媽媽, 媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 媽媽, 媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 媽媽, 媽, 老媽 <> |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 媽媽, 娘 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 母親, 媽媽, 娘, 𫰎 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 母親, 媽媽, 媽 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 媽 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 媽, 媽媽, 娘 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 媽媽 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 媽 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 媽 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 媽, 娘 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 媽媽, 媽, 娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 媽, 媽兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 媽, 娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 媽媽, 娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 嬤 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong (Ronghe) | 媽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 媽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 媽, 娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 媽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 母親, 媽, 娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 阿媽, 媽媽, 姆媽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 媽媽, 娘, 大兒, 母親 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 媽, 母親, 媽媽 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 媽, 媽媽, 老媽 <>, 母親 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 媽媽, 媽 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 媽媽 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 媽媽, 媽, 老娘 <>, 阿娘 Hui, 阿娘子 used with minorities, 母親 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 媽媽, 媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 媽媽, 媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 姆媽, 媽媽, 老娘 <>, 黎山老 slang, 孟子見 dated slang, 娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘, 大老 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 母親, 媽媽, 娘, 姆媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 媽, 老媽 <>, humorous |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 母兒, 媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 媽媽, 嬸嬸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 阿媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 媽, 媽媽, 母親 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 媽媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 媽媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 阿媽, 媽, 娘老 <>, 老媽子 <>, 娘, 母親 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 姆媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 阿媽, 媽媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 媽 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 媽, 姆媽, 娘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 媽媽, 姆媽, 老娘 <>, 母親 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 母親, 媽 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 姆媽, 娘嬭 dated, 母親 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 媽媽, 姆媽 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 媽, 媽爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 大, 娘 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 阿媽, 媽媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 媽咪, 阿媽, 媽媽, 媽打, 老母 <>, 老媽子 <> |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 阿媽, 阿奶, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 媽, 阿媽 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 阿奶, 阿仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 阿奶 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 阿媽, 媽咪, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Xinjiao, Haizhu) | 媽媽, 阿媽 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Longxi, Liwan) | 阿媽, 阿嫂 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huangpu) | 阿媽, 阿娘, 阿大, 阿嬸 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Xinshi, Baiyun) | 阿媽, 阿嫂 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Shijing, Baiyun) | 阿媽, 阿嬸, 阿嫂 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Jiangcun, Baiyun) | 阿大 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Longgui, Baiyun) | 阿大 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Renhe, Baiyun) | 阿大 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zhuliao, Baiyun) | 阿大 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zhongluotan, Baiyun) | 阿大 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Jiufo, Huangpu) | 阿大 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 阿媽, 媽媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 媽媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 阿奶, 阿嬸, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿奶, 阿嫂, 阿嬸, 媽媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿嬸, 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 阿娘, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿媽, 阿家, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 阿媽, 老母 <>, 母親 <> |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 阿媽, 媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 阿媽, 阿奶, 阿姐, 媽媽 childish, 媽咪 childish, 老母 <>, 老乸 <>, Changping |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿大, 阿媽, 媽媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 阿媽, 老母 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 老母, 阿媽 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 阿媽, 阿娘, 阿奶 <> |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 阿媽, 老母, 媽媽 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang (Cheban) | 阿奶 |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 阿媽, 阿奶 |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Meilu) | 老母 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 媽媽, 阿媽, 媽, 老乸 <>, 老娘 <>, 老媽子 <> |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 媽媽, 阿奶, 阿嬸, 俺乸 <> |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 媽媽 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 媽媽, 老奶 <> |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 阿媽, 阿奶, 阿娘 <> |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 媽媽, 阿媽, 阿嬸, 老媽 <> |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 母 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 阿媽, 媽咪, 老媽子 <> |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 阿媽, 媽媽, 老母 <> |
| Gan | Nanchang | 姆媽, 娘 <> |
| Gan | Lichuan | 姆媽, 娘 <> |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 姆媽, 娘老子 <> |
| Hakka | Meixian | 阿姆, 阿嫲, 哀仔 <> |
| Hakka | Xingning | 阿媽, 哀哩 <> |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 阿媽, 阿奶 <> |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 阿姆, 媽 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 阿媽, 阿姆 <> |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 阿媽, 阿姆 <> |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 阿媽, 阿姆 <> |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 阿嫲, 阿娘, 阿姆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 阿嫲, 阿娘, 阿姆, 哀哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 阿媽, 阿姆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 阿娘 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 嫲, 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 哀子, 阿姆 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 阿姆, 哀子 <> |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿姆, 阿嬸 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 姆, 媽 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 阿姆 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 阿姆 |
| Hakka | Raoping (Xinfeng) | 阿姨, 阿禾 <> |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿奶 |
| Hakka | Changting | 姆媽, 姆娓, 哀哩 <> |
| Hakka | Wuping | 姆姆, 依呀, 哀哩 <> |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 哀哩 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 姆, 哀子 <> |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 姆, 哀 <> |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 姆媽, 母 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 姆, 媽媽, 媽 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 姐 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 姆媽, 哀 <>, 乳子 <> |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 姆媽, 哀 <> |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 嫫, 姐佬 <> |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 姆㜷 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 嬤 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 姐佬, 姆姆 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿姆, 哀仔 <> |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿姆, 唔媽, 哀仔 <> |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿姆, 哀仔 <> |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿姆, 哀 <> |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿姆, 哀仔 <> |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿依, 哀仔 <> |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 阿媽, 阿姆 <> |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 老母, 老哀, 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 阿媽, 哀子 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 阿嬸, 阿奶, 阿嫂, 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 哀子 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 阿媽, 哀子, 阿奶 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 阿媽, 哀 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 娘, 嫂 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 阿姆 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿姆 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 阿姆 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 姆, 娘 <> |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 姆媽, 媽媽, 阿姨 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 媽, 媽媽 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘 |
| Jin | Datong | 母親, 媽 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 波哇, 波波呀, 呀波呀, 波, 波波 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 母親, 媽 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 娘, 媽 |
| Jin | Linhe | 母親, 媽媽, 媽 |
| Jin | Jining | 媽媽 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 母親, 娘 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘 |
| Jin | Handan | 母親, 娘 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 娘 |
| Jin | Suide | 媽 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 依呀, 媽媽, 奶 <> |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 依媽, 依奶, 娘嬭 <> |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 奶, 依奶, 媽媽, 依娜, 娘嬭 <> |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 依奶, 娘嬭 <> |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 媽媽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 阿母, 阿母仔, 母仔, 阿媽, 阿娘, 老母 <>, 娘嬭 <> |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 老母 <>, 俺母仔 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 阿母, 母仔, 阿娘, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 阿娘 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 阿母, 母仔, 咉奶, 嘔傴 euphemistic, 老母 <>, 娘嬭 <>, 豬母 <>, humorous |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 阿母, 阿娘, 媽媽, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 阿母, 阿娘, 姨仔, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 卡桑, 阿母仔, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 阿母, 阿娘, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 阿母, 阿娘, 姨仔, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 媽媽, 阿母, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 歐卡桑, 阿母, 俺娘仔, 娘嬭, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 媽媽, 阿娘, 阿母, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 俺娘仔, 老母 <>, 俺母 <> |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 阿母, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 阿母, 阿媽, 媽媽, 媽, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿母, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 媽媽, 媽, 阿母, 母仔, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 阿媽, 阿娘, 阿姈, 阿嬡 <> |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 阿媽, 阿嬡, 阿姈, 阿母, 嬡 <>, 母 <> |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 阿媽, 嬡 <>, 母 <> |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 阿媽, 阿嬡, 阿娘, 阿姈 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 媽, 媽媽, 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿媽, 媽媽, 媽 <> |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 阿媽, 阿嬡, 母 <>, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 嬭, 嫂 dated, 姨 dated, 母 <>, 尼母 <>, 尼姨 <>, dated, 尼嫂 <>, dated |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 阿媽, 阿姐, 阿娘 dated, 阿嫂 dated, 母 <> |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 媽媽, 媽, 老母 <>, 媽咪 <> |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 媽, 阿嫂, 阿嬸, 阿媼 dated, 老娘 <> |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang | 母親, 嬸 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 媽媽, 姆媽, 娘 <> |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 姆媽, 娘 <> |
| Wu | Suzhou | 姆媽, 娘 <> |
| Wu | Danyang | 媽, 娘 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 姆媽, 媽媽, 娘 <> |
| Wu | Ningbo | 阿姆, 姆媽, 阿娘 <>, 老娘 <> |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 阿媽, 阿奶, 奶 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 姆媽, 娘 <> |
| Xiang | Changsha | 媽媽, 姆媽, 娘老子, 娘 <> |
| Xiang | Loudi | 依爺, 姆媽, 娘老子, 娘 <> |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 姆媽, 娘 <> |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 姆媽 new-style, 娭毑 old-style, 娘 <>, 娘老倌 <>, 娘老倌子 <> |
| Note | <> - non-face-to-face | <> - non-face-to-face |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 乳 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 乳房 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 咂兒, 咂咂兒, 咂兒咂兒, 媽媽, 奶膀子, 奶子, 㜷㜷 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 奶子, 咪咪 slang, 長輩 slang |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 咂咂兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 咂兒, 奶頭, 媽媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 咂兒, 奶頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 乳房 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 咂咂兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 奶子, 奶膀子, 咂兒, 咂咂兒, 媽兒媽兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 乳房 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 奶膀子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 個個 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 悶兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 媽媽 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 媽媽 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 媽媽 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 媽媽, 奶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 奶子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 奶子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 媽媽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 媽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 奶頭, 奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 奶頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 媽媽 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 高高 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 高高, 奶頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 苶苶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 奶子, 高高 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 奶奶, 包子 humorous |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 媽, 媽媽, 奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 咪咪, 奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 奶兒, 奶子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 奶子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 奶子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 奶頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Chuzhou | 媽頭子 |
| Mandarin | Nanping (Yanping) | 奶奶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 𢆡, 胸, 波, 車頭燈 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 媽仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 媽仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 𢆡姑 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 𢆡姑 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 奶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 𢆡, 奶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 奶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 乳房 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 𢆡, 呢仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 𢆡, 奄 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 奶 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 𢆡, 奶 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 奶 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 奶 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 奶 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 𢆡 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 𢆡, 奶 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 波 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 奶 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 奶 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 奶 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 奶菇, 奶牯 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 奶菇, 奶 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 奶菇, 奶 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 奶牯 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 奶牯 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 奶牯 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 奶牯 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 奶房, 奶 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 奶 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Changting | 奶 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 奶 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 奶 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 奶菇, 奶 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 波 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 奶 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 奶菇 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 奶, 奶菇 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 奶, 奶脯 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 奶, 媽 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 奶 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 奶, 奶奶 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 奶, 奶奶, 奶牛, 奶牛牛 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 奶 |
| Jin | Linhe | 奶頭 |
| Jin | Jining | 奶 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 牛牛 |
| Jin | Baotou | 奶 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 奶 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 奶頭 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 媽媽 |
| Jin | Handan | 妹妹 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 奶, 奶脬, 奶座 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 奶奶, 奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 奶奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 奶奶 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 奶 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 奶 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 奶 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 奶 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 奶, 奶仔 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 奶, 奶仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 奶, 奶仔 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 奶 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 奶仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 奶, 奶仔, 奶奶 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 奶仔 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 奶 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 奶 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 奶 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 奶 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 𢆡 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 奶頭 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 奶 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 奶, 奶奶 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 奶 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 奶奶 |
| Wu | Danyang | 奶奶 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 奶奶 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 奶奶脯, 奶脯, 奶奶 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 奶奶, 奶 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 奶, 奶窠 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 奶子, 奶, 奶唧唧 childish, 唧唧 childish |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 奶痣婆 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 奶婆 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 奶婆 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 奶婆 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 奶婆, 奶 |

##### Derived terms

* 不婚媽媽 / 不婚妈妈
* 全職媽媽 / 全职妈妈
* 大媽媽 / 大妈妈
* 婆婆媽媽 / 婆婆妈妈
* 媽媽令兒 / 妈妈令儿
* 媽媽教室 / 妈妈教室
* 媽媽桑 / 妈妈桑 (māmāsāng)
* 媽媽樂 / 妈妈乐
* 媽媽生 / 妈妈生
* 媽媽聲 / 妈妈声
* 媽媽論兒 / 妈妈论儿
* 媽媽頭 / 妈妈头
* 媽媽頭主子 / 妈妈头主子
* 未婚媽媽 / 未婚妈妈
* 沒達達媽媽的 / 没达达妈妈的
* 爸爸媽媽 / 爸爸妈妈 (bàba māma)
* 移民媽媽 / 移民妈妈
* 道媽媽子 / 道妈妈子
* 陳媽媽 / 陈妈妈

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Northern Min (KCR): mâ-mǎ
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mâ-mǎ
*** Sinological IPA : /ma³³ ma²¹/

#### Noun

媽媽
* (Northern Min, Ninghua Hakka, dialectal Wu, Fuliang Huizhou) paternal grandmother

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 祖母 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 祖母 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 奶奶, 奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 奶奶, 阿嬤 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 奶奶, 奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 奶奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 奶奶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 奶奶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 奶奶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 婆, 婆婆 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 奶奶, 奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 奶奶, 奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 奶, 婆 suburbs, 拿拿 Hui |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 奶奶, 阿奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 拿拿 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 奶奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 奶奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 奶奶, 阿奶 Hui |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 婆婆, 奶奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 太, 奶奶, 婆婆 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 太太, 奶奶, 老太太 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 奶, 奶奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 奶奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 婆, 奶, 阿奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Shanglin (Sanli) | 婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 奶奶, 奶, 吾奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 奶奶, 太太 dated |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 奶奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 奶奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 婆婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 阿嫲, 嫲嫲 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 阿嫲, 嫲 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Xinjiao, Haizhu) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Longxi, Liwan) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huangpu) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Xinshi, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Shijing, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Jiangcun, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Longgui, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Renhe, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zhuliao, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zhongluotan, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Jiufo, Huangpu) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿人 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 阿人 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 阿人 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿人 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 阿人 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 阿嫲, 嫲嫲, 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿媽, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 吾妣 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 阿嫲, 阿奶 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 阿婆, 阿奶 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 婆 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 阿奶 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 阿娘 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 奶, 阿奶 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 阿婆, 婆, 奶奶 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 阿嫲, 嫲嫲 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 阿嫲 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 婆婆, 奶奶 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 姆媽 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 婆婆 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua) | 阿嫲, 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) | 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 阿婆, 祖婆 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua) | 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua) | 阿濟 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 阿濟 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua) | 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 娭姐 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua) | 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua) | 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿嬤 |
| Hakka | Changting | 娭姐 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 娭姐 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 娭姐 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 阿姐, 媽 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 媽媽 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 婆婆, 婆, 婆奶 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 婆婆 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 奶奶, 奶 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 婆 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 奶奶, 阿奶 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 姐姐 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 奶奶 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 奶奶 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿婆, 阿嬤 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿婆, 阿奶 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿嬤, 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 阿婆, 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 婆 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 阿婆 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 婦, 阿婦 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 奶奶, 老姨 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 老婄, 婄 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 阿婄, 婄, 奶兒, 阿奶 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 老婦兒 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 嫗兒, 娪娭 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 婆婆 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 媽媽 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 娘 |
| Huizhou | Jingde | 奶奶 |
| Huizhou | Shitai (Xianyu) | 奶奶 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 奶奶 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 娘娘 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 娘娘啊, 呀娘, 娘娘 |
| Jin | Linhe | 娘娘 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 奶奶 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 娘娘 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 奶奶, 媽媽 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 阿媽 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 嫲老 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 媽老 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 阿老 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 媽媽 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 媽媽 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 媽媽, 阿大 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 依媽 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 依媽 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 阿媽, 媽 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 依媽 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 媽 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 婆 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 婆 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 阿婆 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 阿婆 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 阿媽 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 依媽 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 阿媽, 俺媽, 內媽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 俺媽, 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 阿媽, 引媽, 媽仔, 內媽 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 俺媽, 引媽 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 阿媽, 媽 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 阿媽, 咉媽, 內媽 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 媽 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 媽 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 阿媽, 俺媽 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 阿媽, 內媽 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 俺媽 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 阿媽, 媽 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿媽, 俺媽, 內媽 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 俺媽, 阿媽, 引媽 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 媽 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 媽 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 俺媽 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 阿媽, 媽 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 媽, 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) | 內媽 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 尼奶, 尼媽, 奶, 媽 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 奶, 婆 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 阿媽 face-to-face, 阿婆 face-to-face, 媽 non-face-to-face, 婆 non-face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 阿婆 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 阿媽 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 阿媽 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 阿媽 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 阿媽 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 阿媽 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 阿媽 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 阿媽 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 俺媽 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 婆媽 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 俺媽 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 婆 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 婆, 阿婆 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 奶, 阿奶, 奶奶, 太婆 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 奶奶 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 阿婆 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 阿嫲 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 阿嫲 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 阿嫲 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 阿婆 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 阿婆 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 阿婆 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 嫲 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 姐 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 姐 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 阿姐 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 姐 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 姐 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 婆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 爾奶, 阿奶, 奶奶 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 裡婆, 親婆, 婆, 阿婆, 婆阿 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 好婆, 好親婆, 親婆 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 親娘 |
| Wu | Danyang | 嫚嫚 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 奶奶 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 阿娘 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 娘娘, 祖婆, 祖婆娘, 阿娘 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 媽媽 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 媽媽 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 娭毑 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 娭毑 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 佳婆, 奶奶 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 奶奶 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 奶奶 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 奶奶 |

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Northern Min (KCR): mǎ-mǎ
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mǎ-mǎ
*** Sinological IPA : /ma²¹ ma²¹/

#### Noun

媽媽
* (Northern Min) mother-in-law (husband's mother)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 婆婆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 婆婆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 婆婆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 婆婆, 老婆婆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 老婆婆 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 家婆 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 婆婆 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 婆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 婆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 阿家, 婆婆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 婆, 阿公婆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 老婆婆, 婆家娘, 婆婆娘 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 婆婆 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 婆婆 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 婆婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 婆婆, 老人婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 婆婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 老婆婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 婆婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 家婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 老婆婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 婆, 婆太太 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 婆老太, 婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 婆婆, 老婆婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 家婆, 奶奶, 大人婆 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 家婆, 奶奶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 家婆 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 家婆 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 家婆, 奶奶 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 家婆 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 家婆, 奶奶 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 家婆, 奶奶 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 婆, 婆子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 家娘 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 家娘, 家娘老子, 家婆 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 家娘婆 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 家婆 |
| Hakka | Changting | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 家婆 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 家婆 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 家婆, 奶奶 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 家婆 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 家婆 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 家婆 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 家娘 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 家婆 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 婆 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 婆婆 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 老娘娘, 婆婆 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 媽媽 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 大家, 大家奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 大家, 大家姑, 阿娘 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 大家 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 大家仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 親姆 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 娘 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 大家婆 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 大家 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 家婆 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 家婆 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 大家 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 大家 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 奶 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 婆婆, 阿婆, 婆阿媽 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 婆 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 阿婆 |
| Wu | Danyang | 婆婆 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 阿婆, 婆老太太 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 阿婆, 婆婆 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 大家娘 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 婆 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 家娘 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 家娘 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 家娘 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 家娘 |

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 媽 | 媽 |

### Noun

媽媽 • (mama) (hangeul 마마)
* hanja form of 마마 (“(honorific) Your Majesty, His Majesty, Her Majesty”)