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Korean learner dictionary

홀어미

holeomi · widow; single mother

NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.

Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 87612
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 호러미Level: Advanced · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    남편을 잃고 혼자 자식을 키우며 사는 여자.

    English: widow; single mother — A woman who lives alone, raising her children after having lost her husband.

    Examples

    • 홀어미 가정.
    • 홀어미 노릇.
    • 홀어미 생활.
    • 홀어미 신세.
    • 홀어미가 되다.
    • 홀어미로 늙다.
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