Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 小母(おば) in Japanese

小母
Kana Reading
おば
Romaji
oba
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    (used with suffix -san or -sama) endearing term for unrelated older woman; (with suffix -san) term used by a child to address unrelated adult female
    Example sentence
    つてのアイドル40過ぎるとただのおばさん Former pop stars are just plain old women by the time they're 40.

Examples of 小母, おば in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

5 strokes

mother

On'Yomi: ボ

Kun'Yomi: はは, も

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

little, small

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: ちい.さい, こ-, お-, さ-

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