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아비 | noun | advanced |
dad; father
(low form) A word used to refer to or address a man who has children.
son; husband
A word used by one's parents to refer to a son who is married and has children.
husband
(impolite form) A word used by a mother to refer to her husband when talking to her elders.
dad; father
(impolite form) A word used by a father to refer to himself when talking to his children.
아빠 | noun | beginner |
dad; daddy
A word used to refer to or address a father in an informal situation.
father
A word used to refer to or address a man who has a child for something regarding his child, usually attached to the child's name.
어머니 | noun | beginner |
mother
A word used to refer to or address the woman who has given birth to you.
mother
A word used to refer to or address a woman who has a child regarding her child.
mother
A word used to refer to or address the woman whom a person treats as though she gave birth to him/her.
ma'am
A word used to refer to or address a woman similar in age to another who gave birth to one child in an affectionate manner.
mother
(figurative) A person or figure that loves, takes care of, and cares about someone else like her own child.
mother
A word used to refer to or address the mother of one's husband in an affectionate manner.
mother
(figurative) The origin of something.
어머님 | noun | beginner |
mother; female parent
(honorific) A word used to refer to or address the woman who has procreated as the female parent.
someone's mother
(honorific) A word used to refer to or address a woman who has a child regarding her child.
mother
(honorific) A word used to refer to or address the woman whom a person treats as though she gave birth to him/her.
mother
(honorific) A word used to refer to or address a woman similar in age to the woman who procreated oneself as the female parent in an affectionate manner.
mother
(honorific) A word used to refer to or address one's husband's mother in an affectionate manner.
mother
(honorific) A word used to refer to or address one's wife's mother in an affectionate manner.
어미 | noun | advanced |
mom; mother
(low form) A word used to refer to or address a woman who has children.
daughter
A word used by parents to refer to their daughter who is married and has children.
daughter-in-law
A word used by a parent to refer to his/her daughter-in-law when talking to his/her son.
wife
(impolite form) A word used by a man who has children to refer to his wife when talking to his elders.
mom; mother
(impolite form) A word used by a mother to refer to herself when talking to her children.
mother
A female that gave birth to her young.
언니 | noun | beginner |
older sister
A word used only by a female to refer to or address her female siblings or cousins older than herself.
older sister
A word used only by a female to refer to or address another female older than herself endearingly.
엄마 | noun | beginner |
mom
A word used to refer to or address one's mother in an informal situation.
one's mom
A word used to refer to or address a woman with a child regarding her child, usually attached to the child's name.
오빠 | noun | beginner |
elder brother
A word used only by a girl to refer to or address her male siblings or cousins older than herself.
elder brother
A word used only by a girl to refer to or address endearingly another male who is older than she.