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Meaning of grandmother | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1 Frequent

ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)

Definitions

grandmother, female equivalent of abuelo
A mother of someone's parent.
old woman
A female ancestor or progenitor.
In Amazonian shamanism and related contexts, a reverential name for the ayahuasca vine or brew, symbolizing its role as a wise, guiding spirit.

Equivalents

Afrikaans ouma

العربية الجدة جدة

Azərbaycan dili nənə

Беларуская бабу́ля

Български баба

বাংলা দাদু নানী নানু

བོད་སྐད། རྨོ་མོ

Bosanski baba babi babica baka kaka lola mama mu nana nena nona баба бабица бака нана

Català àvia iaia

Čeština bába babi babička

Cymraeg mam-gu nain

Dansk bedste bedstemor

Deutsch Ahne Amme Großmutter Großmütterchen Großmütterlein Oma Omi

Ελληνικά γιαγιά κυρούλα μαμμή νενέ

Esperanto avino

Español abuela

Eesti vanaema

Euskara amona

Suomi äidinäiti ämmi isänäiti isoäiti mamma mummi mummo

Français aïeule Grand-mère

Gaeilge máthair mhór seanmháthair

Gàidhlig seanmhair

Galego avoa

Hausa kaka

עברית זקנה סָבָה סבתא

हिन्दी दादी नानी

Hrvatski baba babi babica baka kaka lola mama mu nana nena nona баба бабица бака нана

Magyar nagyanya nagymama

Հայերեն հան տատ տատիկ

Bahasa Indonesia andung nenek

Íslenska amma

Italiano nonna

日本語お婆さんお婆ちゃんはは外祖母祖母

ქართული ბებია ბებო დიდედა

Қазақ тілі әже

ភាសាខ្មែរ ជីដូន យាយ អយ្យកា

한국어 姁媽 아매 외할머니 클마니 클아매 할머니

Kurdî amma ba ba ba ba mû nîne

Latina ava avia aviola

Lëtzebuergesch Groussmamm

ລາວ ຍາ

Lietuvių močiutė senelė

Te Reo Māori tipuna tupuna

Македонски баба

മലയാളം അമ്മമ്മ അമ്മുമ്മ മുത്തശ്ശി

Монгол эмгээ эмэг эх эмэг ээж эмээ

मराठी आजी

Bahasa Melayu nenek

Malti nanna

မြန်မာ ဘွားဘွား အဘွား

नेपाली हजुरआमा

Nederlands grootmoeder oma

ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଆଈ

Polski baba babcia babciny babciowy babka babula babunia

پښتو انا نيا

Português avô

Română bunică mamă mare mamaie

Русский баба бабка бабуля бабуся бабушка

සිංහල ආත්තා

Slovenčina baba stará matka

Slovenščina bábica

Soomaali ayeeyo

Shqip gjyshe

Српски baba babi babica baka kaka lola mama mu nana nena nona баба бабица бака нана

Sesotho nkgono

Svenska farmor mormor

Kiswahili bibi

தமிழ் ஆயாள் பாட்டி முன்றாய் மூதாய்

Тоҷикӣ бибӣ

ไทย ย่า ยาย อาม่า

Türkmençe ene mama

Tagalog abwela impo lelang lola

Türkçe anneanne babaanne büyükanne nene nine

Українська баба бабин бабу́ся

اردو دادی نانی

Tiếng Việt ba bà ngoại bà nội mụ

isiXhosa umakhulu

Yorùbá ìyá ìyá màmá màmá

Examples

“[…] man may admit ⟳ that his grandfathers and grandmothers were mon[keys a]nd monkeyesses if he want ⟳^([sic]) to; that is his privilege.”

“"It's a nightingale floor," our grandmother told us. "It warns us of thieves in the night."”

““Not only is it showing that the brain of grandmothers is activated with grandparenting, it also shows that the parental brain areas are activated late in life, or perhaps are always activated. Once a mother, always a mother,” Pawluski said.”

“Viral YouTuber and grandmother Shirley Curry, better known as ‘Skyrim Grandma’ is finally playing another Bethesda RPG after nine years.”

“"Enter ⟳ ayahuasca, the mystical grandmother of the psychedelic family, a beacon of profound spiritual experiences"”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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