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  1. 1.used in 姆妈[m mā]
  1. 1.(old) female tutor
  2. 2.used in 保姆[bǎo mǔ]

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.female tutor who teaches women "female virtues" (in imperial China)
  2. 2.woman who looks after small children
  3. 3.only used in 姆媽/姆妈 (m̄mā)
  4. 4.only used in 姆們/姆们 (m̌men)

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *mɯʔ, *mɯs, *maːʔ): semantic 女 (“female”) + phonetic 母 (OC *mɯʔ).

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