"amae" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese あまえ. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|あまえ}} Japanese あまえ Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} amae (uncountable)
  1. Childlike behaviour aimed at inducing another (such as a parent, spouse, teacher or boss) to take care of one. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-amae-en-noun-7nth6cki Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Emotions Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 12 32 11 11 Disambiguation of Emotions: 52 48
  2. A feeling of entitlement to indulgence and nurture, such as from a loving caregiver. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-amae-en-noun-mQibFEet Categories (other): Pages with entries, Emotions Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 12 32 11 11 Disambiguation of Emotions: 52 48

Romanization [Japanese]

Head templates: {{head|ja|romanization|head=|sc=Latn}} amae
  1. Rōmaji transcription of あまえ Tags: Rōmaji, alt-of, romanization Alternative form of: あまえ
    Sense id: en-amae-ja-romanization-eabtuW8M Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese romanizations, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 31 12 43 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 12 32 11 11

Noun [Latin]

IPA: [ˈa.mae̯] [Classical-Latin], [ˈaː.me] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Head templates: {{head|la|noun form}} amae
  1. inflection of ama and amās:
    nominative/vocative plural
    Tags: form-of, nominative, plural, vocative Form of: ama and amās
    Sense id: en-amae-la-noun-PW61ikFo Categories (other): Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 12 32 11 11 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. inflection of ama and amās:
    genitive/dative singular
    Tags: dative, form-of, genitive, singular Form of: ama and amās
    Sense id: en-amae-la-noun-0VQetX16 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 12 32 11 11 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
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