干娘 gānniáng godmother Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents gānniáng godmother 干 乾 gān adoptive non-biological kinship established through formal recognition; foster; adoptive娘 niáng mother mother; mom; magānniáng ma'am 干 乾 gān adoptive non-biological kinship established through formal recognition; foster; adoptive娘 niáng woman general term for an elderly married woman or a woman of an older generation