"maternal grandmother" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: maternal grandmothers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} maternal grandmother (plural maternal grandmothers)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maternal, grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.) Categories (topical): Female family members Hypernyms: grandmother Translations (The mother of one's mother): joshë [feminine] (Albanian), নানী (nani) (Bengali), àvia materna [feminine] (Catalan), ᎠᎵᏏ (alisi) (Cherokee), 外媽 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 外妈 (guā-má) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 婆婆 (alt: po⁴ po⁴⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 外婆 (wàipó) (Chinese Mandarin), 外祖母 (wàizǔmǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), babička z matčiny strany (Czech), mormor [common-gender] (Danish), grootmoeder van moederszijde [feminine] (Dutch), äidinäiti (Finnish), grande-mère maternelle [feminine] (French), Großmutter mütterlicherseits [feminine] (German), jaja (Gooniyandi), 姐婆 (chiá-phò) (Hakka Chinese), 外阿婆 (ngoi-â-phò) (Hakka Chinese), anyai nagyanya (Hungarian), anyai nagymama (Hungarian), móðurmóðir [feminine] (Icelandic), nonna materna [feminine] (Italian), 母方の祖母 (hahakata no sobo) (alt: ははかたのそぼ) (Japanese), 外祖母 (gaisobo) (alt: がいそぼ) (Japanese), 母方のお婆さん (hahakata no obāsan) (alt: ははかたのおばあさん) [honorific] (Japanese), 외할머니 (oehalmeoni) (Korean), avia maternis [feminine] (Latin), баба (baba) [feminine] (Macedonian), баба по мајка (baba po majka) [feminine] (Macedonian), pakanu (Ngarrindjeri), mormor [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), mormor [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), hu'ul (O'odham), avó materna [feminine] (Portuguese), seanmhair mhàithreil [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), abuela materna [feminine] (Spanish), mormor [common-gender] (Swedish), ᥘᥣᥭᥰ (läay) (Tai Nüa), łìtúna (Taos), అమ్మమ్మ (ammamma) (Telugu), మాతామహి (mātāmahi) (Telugu), ยาย (yaai) (Thai), anneanne (Turkish), bà ngoại (Vietnamese), motamot (Volapük), kemwayyow (Wik-Mungkan), daiq (Zhuang)

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          "code": "hak",
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          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "nan-hbl",
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          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
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          "word": "外妈"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "word": "外婆"
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          "code": "cs",
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "mormor"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "grootmoeder van moederszijde"
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "word": "äidinäiti"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Großmutter mütterlicherseits"
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          "code": "gni",
          "lang": "Gooniyandi",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "word": "jaja"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "word": "anyai nagyanya"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "word": "anyai nagymama"
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          "code": "is",
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          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "tags": [
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          "roman": "hahakata no sobo",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "word": "母方の祖母"
        },
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          "alt": "がいそぼ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "gaisobo",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
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          "alt": "ははかたのおばあさん",
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          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
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          "roman": "oehalmeoni",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
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        },
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          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "avia maternis"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "baba",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "baba po majka",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "баба по мајка"
        },
        {
          "code": "nay",
          "lang": "Ngarrindjeri",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "word": "pakanu"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
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          "word": "mormor"
        },
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          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mormor"
        },
        {
          "code": "ood",
          "lang": "O'odham",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "word": "hu'ul"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "avó materna"
        },
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "tags": [
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        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "abuela materna"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "mormor"
        },
        {
          "code": "tdd",
          "lang": "Tai Nüa",
          "roman": "läay",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "word": "ᥘᥣᥭᥰ"
        },
        {
          "code": "twf",
          "lang": "Taos",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "word": "łìtúna"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "ammamma",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "word": "అమ్మమ్మ"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "mātāmahi",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "word": "మాతామహి"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "yaai",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "word": "ยาย"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "word": "anneanne"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "word": "bà ngoại"
        },
        {
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "word": "motamot"
        },
        {
          "code": "wim",
          "lang": "Wik-Mungkan",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "word": "kemwayyow"
        },
        {
          "code": "za",
          "lang": "Zhuang",
          "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
          "word": "daiq"
        }
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "joshë"
    },
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      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
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      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
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      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "àvia materna"
    },
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      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "alisi",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "ᎠᎵᏏ"
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      "alt": "po⁴ po⁴⁻²",
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      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "婆婆"
    },
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      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "roman": "chiá-phò",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "姐婆"
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      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "roman": "ngoi-â-phò",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "外阿婆"
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    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
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      "word": "外媽"
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      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "guā-má",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
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      "word": "外妈"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wàipó",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "外婆"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wàizǔmǔ",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "外祖母"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "babička z matčiny strany"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "mormor"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "grootmoeder van moederszijde"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "äidinäiti"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "grande-mère maternelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Großmutter mütterlicherseits"
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    {
      "code": "gni",
      "lang": "Gooniyandi",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "jaja"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "anyai nagyanya"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "anyai nagymama"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
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      "word": "nonna materna"
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      "alt": "ははかたのそぼ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hahakata no sobo",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "母方の祖母"
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      "alt": "がいそぼ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gaisobo",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "外祖母"
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      "alt": "ははかたのおばあさん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hahakata no obāsan",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "tags": [
        "honorific"
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      "word": "母方のお婆さん"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "oehalmeoni",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "외할머니"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "avia maternis"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "baba",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "баба"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "baba po majka",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "баба по мајка"
    },
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      "code": "nay",
      "lang": "Ngarrindjeri",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "pakanu"
    },
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "mormor"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mormor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ood",
      "lang": "O'odham",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "hu'ul"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "avó materna"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "seanmhair mhàithreil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abuela materna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mormor"
    },
    {
      "code": "tdd",
      "lang": "Tai Nüa",
      "roman": "läay",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "ᥘᥣᥭᥰ"
    },
    {
      "code": "twf",
      "lang": "Taos",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "łìtúna"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "ammamma",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "అమ్మమ్మ"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "mātāmahi",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "మాతామహి"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "yaai",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "ยาย"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "anneanne"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "bà ngoại"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "motamot"
    },
    {
      "code": "wim",
      "lang": "Wik-Mungkan",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "kemwayyow"
    },
    {
      "code": "za",
      "lang": "Zhuang",
      "sense": "The mother of one's mother",
      "word": "daiq"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maternal grandmother"
}

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