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grandmother

Noun feminine CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)

Definitions

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

Equivalents

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Afrikaansouma
العربيةالجدةجدة
Azərbaycan dilinənə
Беларускаябабу́ля
Българскибаба
བོད་སྐད།རྨོ་མོ
Catalààviaiaia
Cymraegmam-gunain
Esperantoavino
Eestivanaema
Euskaraamona
Gàidhligseanmhair
Galegoavoa
Hausakaka
हिन्दीदादीनानी
Bahasa Indonesiaandungnenek
Íslenskaamma
Italianononna
Қазақ тіліәже
Kurdîammabanîne
LëtzebuergeschGroussmamm
ລາວຍາ
Te Reo Māoritipunatupuna
Македонскибаба
मराठीआजी
Bahasa Melayunenek
Maltinanna
नेपालीहजुरआमा
Nederlandsgrootmoederoma
ଓଡ଼ିଆଆଈ
پښتوانانيا
Portuguêsavô
සිංහලආත්තා
Slovenčinababastará matka
Slovenščinabábica
Soomaaliayeeyo
Shqipgjyshe
Sesothonkgono
Kiswahilibibi
Тоҷикӣбибӣ
Türkmençeenemama
Tagalogabwelaimpolelanglola
Tiếng Việtbabà ngoạibà nộimụ
isiXhosaumakhulu

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

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