Meaning of ama | Babel Free

Definitions

1. father
   formal, literary
2. grandfather
   dialectal
3. mistress; housewife
4. paternal grandmother; paternal grandma
5. Father (God, the father of Creation)
6. founder; organizer
   figuratively
7. governess; caretaker of children
8. term of address for one's paternal grandmother
9. ellipsis of Diyos Ama: God the Father
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
10. senior; older
11. Father (one's father)
    formal
12. sire

Equivalents

Examples

“Coordinate term: angkong”

“Mestisang Tsina naman si Nanay. Negosyante sina Ama at Angkong ko. Purong Tsino si Angkong. Lumikas mula sa Macao ang pamilya nila at dito sa Pilipinas nagtayo ng isang maliit na tindahan hanggang sa lumago ito at naging isang grocery.”

Mom is a Chinese mestiza. My grandmother and grandfather are businesspeople. Grandpa is a pure Chinese. Their family evacuated from Macau and it was here in the Philippines where they started a small store until it flourished and became a grocery.

“Sa Pilipinas na napangasawa ni Angkong si Ama. Pilipina ang nanay ni Ama pero sila ang mas mahigpit sa mga pamahiing Tsino.”

It was in the Philippines already where Grandpa married Grandma. Grandma's mother is a Filipina but they are the ones who are stricter in Chinese superstitions.

“sa ngalan ng Ama, ng Anak, at ng Espiritu Santo”

in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit

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