母ちゃん

Japanese

Kanji in this term
母
Grade: 2

Etymology

From 母 (kā, “mother”) +‎ ちゃん (-chan, “familiar suffix”).

Noun

母ちゃん (hiragana かあちゃん, rōmaji kāchan)

(term of endearment) mum, mommy

Synonyms

ママ (mama): (childish) mama, a childish form of mother, one's female parent
お母 (かあ)さん (okāsan): general term for one's mother
お袋 (ふくろ) (ofukuro): (informal) one's own mother

See also

父 (とう)ちゃん (tōchan): pop, dad

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