母

Jocular, humorous term

sorry; beg pardon; much obliged

maternal and child health notebook; maternity health record book

Amakusa jellyfish (Sanderia malayensis)

Medicine

hallux valgus; bunion

submarine aircraft carrier

child who loves their grandmother

child who is doted on by their grandmother

jimble (Carybdea rastoni)

child who loves their grandmother

child who is doted on by their grandmother

electorate; constituent body; elective body; electoral base

Linguistics

diphthong

Idiomatic expression

to have one's kindness taken advantage of; give him an inch and he'll take a mile; to lend out the eaves but have one's whole house taken

Idiomatic expression

to have a favor returned with spite

exclusive breastfeeding; feeding a baby only breast milk

maternal inheritance

Assumption of Mary (August 15); the Assumption

habu jellyfish (Chironex yamaguchii); habu-kurage

mother of all bombs; MOAB

oocyte

yeast extract

the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

Proverb

the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like mother, like daughter; like mother, like son

Law

Maternal Health Act

Proverb

though the woman is weak, the mother is strong

Mathematics

to cancel a denominator; to clear an equation of fractions

Proverb; From The Classic of Filial Piety

filial piety begins with not harming one's own body (as one's entire body was given by one's parents)