1 mother

2 also pr. [mǔ qin]

3 classifier: 个 gè

1 father and mother

2 parents

1 maternal aunt

2 step-mother

3 childcare worker

4 nursemaid

5 woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)

6 classifier: 个 gè

1 wife's mother

2 mother-in-law

3 same as: 丈母

1 wife of father's elder brother

2 aunt

3 (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)

4 classifier: 个 gè

1 like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor

1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)