小母さん

小母さん

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	母
Grade: 1	Grade: 2

Etymology

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

Noun

小母さん (hiragana おばさん, rōmaji obasan)

1. aunt
2. middle-aged lady

See also

• 小 (お)母 (ば) (oba)