粵

奶naai5媽maa1

simp奶妈
naai5 maa1nǎi mā

English

  1. wet nurse
  2. wet nurse; woman employed to breast-feed another woman's baby
  3. power bank

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 幫人哋嘅BB餵自己人奶嘅婦女;係古時好普遍嘅職業,特別係當上流社會嘅婦女生產完又唔夠奶水,或者唔想親自餵人奶俾自己嘅BB時,就會請授乳期嘅女性做奶媽。(量詞:個)
  2. 經USB線連接電子產品嘅外置叉電器嘅俗稱(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 弊!電話冇電,又唔記得帶奶媽出街添!

    Shit. My phone battery drains and I forgot to bring my power bank!

  • 佢奶媽唔只當年餵奶俾佢,之後仲湊咗佢十幾年,所以佢哋感情好好㗎。

    His wet nurse did not only breast-feed him, but also looked after him for more than ten years. That's why they are so close to each other.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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