ouman.

Brit.

/ˈəʊmə/,

/ˈəʊmɑː/, U.S.

/ˈoʊmə/,

/ˈoʊˌmɑ/, South African English

/ˈəʊmə/,

/ˈəʊmɑː/

Forms: 1900s– ou ma, 1900s– ou'ma, 1900s– ou-ma, 1900s– ouma.

Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans ouma.

Etymology: < Afrikaans ouma grandmother < ou ou adj. + ma mother (compare ma n.³). Compare oupa n., and also oma n.

South African.

A grandmother; any elderly woman. Frequently as a respectful form of address or as a title prefixed to a forename or surname.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > name used to address elderly person

oubaas1824

ouma1904

oupa1915

the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [noun] > as term of address

motherc1275

aunt1750

tante1815

tante1845

old dear1866

ouma1904

auntie1938

tannie1958

tita1963

1904 A. M. Buckton Burden of Engela 14 Close before the stove Sat Ouma in her place her thin grey hands folded in thought.

1905 P. Gibbon Vrouw Grobelaar 177 The ouma sent it, if you should need it.

1910 D. Fairbridge That which hath Been v. 42 A coloured person, mevrouw; ‘Ou'ma Jannetje’ she calls herself.

1937 S. Cloete Turning Wheels xxvii. 423 ‘I am sorry, Ouma,’ he said, ‘to find you like this.’

1952 Cape Times 2 Sept. 14/3 Three drunk skollies approached her and asked whether ouma had no one to take her home.

1989 J. Hobbs Thoughts in Makeshift Mortuary 281 The warm oily smell reminded Jake of the Sophiatown kitchen where his ouma had cooked on a paraffin stove.

1996 Jrnl. Afr. Hist. 37 375 The four oxen must pull..if he felt it was time for unharnessing then he would wave to ouma Betjie.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ouma
释义	ouman. Brit. /ˈəʊmə/, /ˈəʊmɑː/, U.S. /ˈoʊmə/, /ˈoʊˌmɑ/, South African English /ˈəʊmə/, /ˈəʊmɑː/ Forms: 1900s– ou ma, 1900s– ou'ma, 1900s– ou-ma, 1900s– ouma. Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans ouma. Etymology: < Afrikaans ouma grandmother < ou ou adj. + ma mother (compare ma n.³). Compare oupa n., and also oma n. South African. A grandmother; any elderly woman. Frequently as a respectful form of address or as a title prefixed to a forename or surname. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > name used to address elderly person oubaas1824 ouma1904 oupa1915 the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [noun] > as term of address motherc1275 aunt1750 tante1815 tante1845 old dear1866 ouma1904 auntie1938 tannie1958 tita1963 1904 A. M. Buckton Burden of Engela 14 Close before the stove Sat Ouma in her place her thin grey hands folded in thought. 1905 P. Gibbon Vrouw Grobelaar 177 The ouma sent it, if you should need it. 1910 D. Fairbridge That which hath Been v. 42 A coloured person, mevrouw; ‘Ou'ma Jannetje’ she calls herself. 1937 S. Cloete Turning Wheels xxvii. 423 ‘I am sorry, Ouma,’ he said, ‘to find you like this.’ 1952 Cape Times 2 Sept. 14/3 Three drunk skollies approached her and asked whether ouma had no one to take her home. 1989 J. Hobbs Thoughts in Makeshift Mortuary 281 The warm oily smell reminded Jake of the Sophiatown kitchen where his ouma had cooked on a paraffin stove. 1996 Jrnl. Afr. Hist. 37 375 The four oxen must pull..if he felt it was time for unharnessing then he would wave to ouma Betjie. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1904
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