生母 (shēng mǔ) — biological mother
Definition
Literally 'birth mother': the woman who gave birth to you, used in contrast to 养母 (adoptive mother). It is a formal, written-style noun — not used in casual reference to one's own mom.
noun
biological mother
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 生母。Tā de shēng mǔ zài tā hěn xiǎo de shí hou jiù qù shì le.Her biological mother died when she was very young.
- 生母。Tā cóng xiǎo jiù zhī dào shēng mǔ hé yǎng mǔ de qū bié.He has known the difference between his biological mother and his adoptive mother since childhood.
- 生母，。Suī rán shēng mǔ bú zài shēn biān, dàn tā yì zhí xiǎng niàn tā.Although her biological mother is not by her side, she has always missed her.
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