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おば
Meanings
Noun
1. aunt
伯母 can mean older and 叔母 can mean younger than one's parent
Alt. forms
叔お母ば
47%
おば
26%
伯お母ば
19%
オバ
6%
Pitch accent
お
ば
Top 17100
Used in: 692
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
aunt; old lady; ma'am
auntie; older woman
grandaunt; great-aunt
Examples (36 in total)
This is my aunt.
I like my aunts.
I made him talk to his aunt on the phone.
My aunt was pleased with my success.
She came to live with her aunt.
She left her children in her aunt's care.
She resembles her aunt.
One day I visited my aunt.
My aunt lived a happy life.
He stayed at his aunt's house.
This doll is a gift from my aunt.
My aunt gave me an album.
My aunt lives in New York.
My mother is on good terms with my aunt.
My aunt died of lung cancer.
My aunt is coming to Tokyo tomorrow.
My aunt is older than my mother.
His aunt has three cats.
My aunt enjoyed good health all her life.
I ran into my aunt by chance in Europe.
After his parents' death he was brought up by his aunt.
She committed her child to her aunt's care.
I went there with my aunt last month.
My aunt grows tomatoes in her garden.
His aunt takes care of his dog during the day.
I am going to stay with my aunt in Hawaii.
He has two aunts on his mother's side.
In addition to Chinese, my aunt can speak English.
My aunt made me a new skirt.
She was named Alice after her aunt.
I'm going to stay with my aunt in Boston.
My aunt showed me how to make good coffee.
I'm staying at my aunt's for the summer.
My aunt was coming to see us the next day.
My aunt, who lives in Tokyo, sent me a beautiful blouse.
My aunt allowed me to park my car in her parking space.