母体

See also: 母體

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 母体 – see 母體 (“mother's body; basis; foundation; matrix; nucleus; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 母體).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Alternative spelling
母體 (kyūjitai)

Likely a coinage in Japanese of Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 母 (bo, “mother”) +‎ 体 (tai, “body”).

First cited to 1910.^[1]

母(ぼ)体(たい) • (botai)

[from 1910] (biology) a mother's body
母(ぼ)体(たい)血(けっ)清(せい)マーカー
botai kessei mākā
maternal serum marker

母(ぼ)体(たい)死(し)亡(ぼう)率(りつ)
botai shibōritsu
the maternal death rate

母(ぼ)体(たい)免(めん)疫(えき)
botai men'eki
maternal immunity

母(ぼ)体(たい)保(ほ)護(ご)法(ほう)
botai hogohō
the Maternity Protection Law
[from 1929] a parent organization or group
母(ぼ)体(たい)行(こう)
botaikō
a parent bank

^ “母体”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN