姑婆

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Chinese

paternal aunt grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (姑婆)
simp. #(姑婆)

Pronunciation


Noun

姑婆

  1. (regional) husband's paternal aunt (sister of a woman's father-in-law)
  2. (regional) paternal grandaunt (paternal grandfather's sister)
  3. (chiefly Hokkien) spinster
  4. (Taiwanese Hokkien, Catholicism) nun

Synonyms

  • (husband's paternal aunt):
  • (paternal grandaunt):
  • (spinster):

Derived terms