Meaning

3 senses
  1. A mother of someone's parent.

    Großmutter, Oma, Omi

    ба́бушкаbábuška, бабу́ляbabúlja, бабу́сяbabúsja

    бабу́сяbabúsja, ба́баbába

    the mother of your father or mother

  2. A female ancestor or progenitor.

  3. In Amazonian shamanism and related contexts, a reverential name for the ayahuasca vine or brew, symbolizing its role as a wise, guiding spirit.

Examples

876 sentences
  1. Your grandmother is a charming lady.

    Твоя бабуся - чарівна жіночка! — deniko

    ruВаша бабушка — очаровательная дама. — sharptoothed

    deDeine Großmutter ist eine charmante Dame. — Dejo

  2. My grandmother can't see very well.

    Моя бабуся не дуже добре бачить. — Oleksandr_Tahayev

    ruМоя бабушка не очень хорошо видит. — marafon

  3. She was named after her grandmother.

    Її назвали на честь бабусі. — deniko

    ruЕё назвали в честь бабушки. — kobylkin

    deSie wurde nach ihrer Großmutter benannt. — Manfredo

  4. This is a picture of my grandmother.

    Ось фотокартка моєї бабусі. — deniko

    ruЭто фотография моей бабушки. — sharptoothed

    deDas ist ein Foto von meiner Oma. — Sudajaengi

  5. I visit my grandmother twice a week.

    Я відвідую свою бабусю двічі на тиждень. — ChickenKiev

    ruЯ навещаю свою бабушку дважды в неделю. — marafon

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
mother of someone's parent:
Русский
By meaning 1
mother of someone's parent:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
mother of someone's parent:

Origin

From Middle English graundmodre, grauntmoder, granmoder; equivalent to grand- + mother. Co

From Middle English graundmodre, grauntmoder, granmoder; equivalent to grand- + mother. Compare French grand-mère. Superseded earlier eldmother, eldermother.

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Forms

plural: grandmothers
Singulargrandmother
Pluralgrandmothers

regular

Synonyms

47 synonyms

Antonyms

4 antonyms
with regard to gender:grandfatherA1

Word family

19 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • with his grandmother
  • my grandmother is
  • visit his grandmother
  • is my grandmother
  • visit my grandmother
  • of my grandmother
  • my grandmother lives
  • my grandmother made
  • my grandmother had
  • great grandmother
  • grandmother is still
  • grandmother lived

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
grandmother — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto