母親(ははおや)

ははおや
noun
mother
family
1. mother
A female parent. More formal or objective than 母(はは) (my mother) or お母(かあ)さん.
母親(ははおや)として責任(せきにん)を感(かん)じる。
I feel responsibility as a mother.
彼(かれ)の母親(ははおや)は教師(きょうし)だ。
His mother is a teacher.
母親(ははおや)の愛情(あいじょう)は深(ふか)い。
A mother's love is deep.
母親(ははおや)に似(に)ている。
You look like your mother.
実(じつ)の母親(ははおや)に会(あ)ったことがなかったが、大人(おとな)になってから初(はじ)めて再会(さいかい)し、涙(なみだ)が止(と)まらなかった。
I had never met my biological mother, but when we reunited for the first time as an adult, I couldn't stop crying.
実(じつ)の母親(ははおや) = biological mother

Usage: 母親(ははおや) is a neutral, objective term for 'mother.' It is used when talking about mothers in general or about someone else's mother in a matter-of-fact way; it is not used to address one's own mother.

Similar words

  • 母(はは) - my mother (used when speaking of one's own mother to others)
  • お母(かあ)さん - mother, mom (used to address one's own mother and to refer politely to someone else's)
  • ママ - mommy (casual, children's speech)
  • おふくろ - my mom (casual, mostly used by men)

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Antonym: 父親(ちちおや) (father)
Related: 母(はは) (my mother (humble))
Related: 両親(りょうしん) (parents)
Related: おふくろ (mother (informal))
Compare: 母性(ぼせい) (motherhood)
Compare: お母(かあ)さん (mother, mom)
Compare: ママ (mommy)
Related: 片親(かたおや) (single parent)
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Added 2026.1.12 20:38 · Revised 2026.10.9 21:28
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