noun, Mandarin, dialectal
a form of address for an elderly woman
noun, Mandarin, dialectal
wet nurse
嬤嬤 [嬷嬷]
Jyutping Pinyin
mó mo
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
(dialect) elderly lady
wet nurse
Catholic nun
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
平儿等早于炕沿下设下一杌，又有一小脚踏，赵嬷嬷在脚踏上坐了。
平兒等早於炕沿下設下一杌，又有一小腳踏，趙嬤嬤在腳踏上坐了。
píng ér děng zǎo yú kàng yán xià shè xià yī wù ， yòu yǒu yī xiǎo jiǎo tà ， zhào mó mo zài jiǎo tà shàng zuò le ．
P'ing Erh and the other waiting-maids had at an early hour placed a square stool next to the edge of the couch, where was likewise a small footstool, and on this footstool dame Chao took a seat.