阿妈 Traditional form: 阿媽 Pinyin (reading): āmā Definitions: grandma (paternal) (Tw) (dialect) mother nurse amah (Manchu) father Characters: 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations 妈 - mother, mama Traditional characters: 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations 媽 - mother, mama