Mother / May May

First Words

The first words learned by children all over the world is “Mother” and it variants.

English

• Mother, Mom, Mum, Mummy, Mama
• Usage :
  Mother Tongue
  Mother Earth
  Motherland

Myanmar

• Ah May, Mi Gin, Mway Mi Gin, Ah Mi, Mae Daw
• Usage :
  Mae Daw Maya
  Ah Mi Myay
  Ah Mi Tekkatho

Latin

• Mater
• Usage :
  Alma mater

Pali

• Mata
• Usage :
  Mata Pitu Gu Naaw Anandaaw

Mother Types

• Biological Mother
  Gives birth
  
• Caring Mother
  Takes care
  
• Adoptive Mother
  Adopt a child from a relative or others (e.g. via an Adoption Agency)
  
• Surrogate Mother
  Conceives a child for someone who cannot give birth naturally (e.g. due to medical conditions)
  
• Classification schemes vary with place, culture and time …

Mother’s Day

• USA and several countries
  Second Sunday of May
  e.g. May 9, 2021

• Myanmar
  Full Moon Day of Pyatho

• Others
  Dates vary with countries

Media

• Songs
  e.g. M-O-T-H-E-R
• Books
• Movies
  

Thanks to Four Mothers

My Beloved Mother
(Let Oo Saya)

My Beloved Wife
(Life Long Supporter)

My Mother-in-law
(Took care of several Grand Kids)

My Daughter-in-law
(Raising my loving Myees