娘

黄花姑娘

huáng huā gū niang

maiden

丈母娘

zhàng mǔ niáng

wife's mother; mother-in-law

干娘

gān niáng

adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

他娘的

tā niáng de

same as 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5]

伴娘

bàn niáng

bridesmaid

半老徐娘

bàn lǎo xú niáng

middle-aged but still attractive woman

喜娘

xǐ niáng

matron of honor (old)

回娘家

huí niáng jiā

(of a wife) to return to her parental home

大娘

dà niáng

(coll.) father's older brother's wife

天孙娘娘

tiān sūn niáng niáng

Goddess of Fertility

天要落雨，娘要嫁人

tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén

the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)

奶娘

nǎi niáng

(dialect) wet nurse