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I saw an ask on this but it was too confusing for me to understand ^^;;

While I did do some research on the terms, I want to ask, is there no parental
relations attached to them at all? Like maybe 伯母 refers to an aunt from the
father's side 叔母 an aunt from the mother's side? Could this term also be used
for a middle-aged neighbor?

I'm having troubles translating it into English into a sentence. The context I
got this from would be "伯母が様子を見に来ては世話をしてくれていた"
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Difference between 伯母 and 叔母 and how to translate them into English
伯母 : the father's or mother's elder sister

叔母 : the father's or mother's younger sister

In Japanese, the title for the father's side and mother's side are the same.
As a comparison, in ancient China, female people don't have place in society,
when they get married, they are not treated as their family members. 伯母 叔母 is
always father's side title, mother side is 舅父 舅母 in Chinese.
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