Ọmọ́tẹ́wà

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Meaning of Ọmọ́tẹ́wà

A child suffices for beauty.

Extended Meaning

This is from a Yorùbá belief that physical beauty could fade with age but the beauty a child gives endures a lifetime.

Morphology

ọmọ-tó-ẹwà

Gloss
Part Meaning
ọmọ child
tó suffice for
ẹwà beauty
Geolocation

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