姆
wet nurse
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Readings
On'yomi
- ボ
- モ
Kun'yomi
- うば
Meaning
姆 centers on a woman who nurses and cares for a child: a wet nurse.
Study
Etymology
姆 combines 女 (woman) with 母 (mother), suggesting a woman who acts as a mother figure, specifically a wet nurse.
Meaning mnemonic
A woman 女 beside a mother 母: picture a wet nurse, a woman who provides motherly care.
Reading mnemonic
For ボ, imagine a wet nurse named Bo: Bo -> ボ, and she cares for the child like a mother.