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shim-pua marriage

shim-pua marriage noun: a traditional form of arranged marriage in China, in which a family adopted a preadolescent daughter as a future bride for one of their preadolescent (usually infant) sons, and raised these children together.

Noun

shim-pua marriage (countable and uncountable, plural shim-pua marriages)

  1. A traditional form of arranged marriage in China, in which a family adopted a preadolescent daughter as a future bride for one of their preadolescent (usually infant) sons, and raised these children together.

Forms of shim-pua marriage

pluralshim-pua marriages

Questions about shim-pua marriage

What does shim-pua marriage mean?
Shim-pua marriage means a traditional form of arranged marriage in China, in which a family adopted a preadolescent daughter as a future bride for one of their preadolescent (usually infant) sons, and raised these children together.
What part of speech is shim-pua marriage?
Shim-pua marriage is a noun.
What is the plural of shim-pua marriage?
The plural of shim-pua marriage is shim-pua marriages.

Words near shim-pua marriage in the dictionary

  1. Shilton and Barnacle
  2. shily
  3. shim
  4. Shim Sham
  5. Shim Shams
  6. shim-pua marriage
  7. shim-pua marriages
  8. Shima
  9. shimaal
  10. shimaals
  11. Shimabara

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