小母さん

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
Grade: 1 Grade: 2

Etymology[edit]

From (o, “small” or “little”) + (ba, “mother”) + さん (san, honorific suffix)(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun[edit]

小母(おば)さん (obasan

  1. aunt
  2. middle-aged lady

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