Also see: DAD
There are a variety of ways to express the concept of "mother."
A good general version of the sign for "mom" or
"mother" is made by touching the tip of the thumb of your dominant "open"-hand
(also called a "5"-hand) to your chin. You may see it tapped twice; you may see
the fingers wiggle; but the most basic form is to just touch the thumb of a five
hand to the chin.
MOM [version 1]
Sample sentence:
"What is your mom's name" = YOUR MOM NAME WHAT?
MOTHER (side view):
Memory aid: It might help to think of the "chief" man or woman
of a family. As if the fingers of the hand were representing outspread feathers.
MOTHER (version 2):
MOTHER (version 2 side view):
MOTHER (version 3):
MOTHER (version 3 side view):
Notes:
Also see: DAD
Also see: GRANDMA
As noted above there are several variations of the sign "MOM."
Some people wiggle the fingers while signing MOM.
Some people use a double tap on the chin.
Some people place the tip of the thumb of your right
"A" hand on your chin then open the "A" hand into a
"five" hand.
You may be told that certain forms of the sign are more "intimate"
than others. For example it has been claimed that the
wiggled-fingers-version indicates a closer relationship. While
that may be true in some cases -- or even often enough to be
considered a "tendency" -- I would hesitate to lump all instances of
the wiggled-fingers-version of the sign MOM into a separate
category. There is enough overlap that you should assume the signer
simply means "mom" -- and rely on other clues to decide if the
signer had a close relationship (or not) to their mother.
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