po po

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po po

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Borrowed from Mandarin 婆婆 (pópo, “husband's mother”), Cantonese 婆婆 (po⁴ po⁴⁻², “maternal grandmother”).

noun po pos · po-po · Po Po

  1. dated Mother-in-law, (especially) the mother of one's husband. When she was about eight years old a very sad thing happened to May Blossom. Her mother died and her “po-po” (mother-in-law) said she must go and live with her
  2. US, informal Grandmother, (especially) one's maternal grandmother. And Stephanie has, since birth, lived with her grandmother – her Po-po – in this house.

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@misc{po_po_2026,
  title = {po po},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/po%20po},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}