Meanings

aunt

fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)

generating function

nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

mum

mum

fritillary (Fritillaria verticillata var. thunbergii)

mother

aurelia (Aurelia aurita)

though the woman is weak, the mother is strong

diphthong

Queen Mother of the West (an ancient Chinese goddess)

sericite

muscovite

thematic vowel

lithia mica

vowel stem verb

half-sibling (with a different mother)

rounded vowel

36 Initials (system for transcribing initial consonants of Middle Chinese)