grandma
noun[C]
informaluk/ˈɡræn.mɑː//ˈɡræm.mɑː/us/ˈɡræn.mɑː//ˈɡræm.mɑː/A2
agrandmother:
(外)祖母I'm going tovisitmy grandma onSunday.我星期天要去看我外婆。
[as form of address]Iloveyou, Grandma.我爱你,奶奶。
Synonyms
graninformal
nan
a grandparent
- grandparentMy grandparents are both in their 80s.
- grandmotherWe went to visit our grandmother in hospital.
- grandfatherHer paternal grandfather was a miner.
- grandmaWhen grandma comes to visit, she always brings sweets.
- grannyShe visited her granny in Pasadena.
- nanUKShe was brought up by her nan.
Family: informal names
- baba
- bro
- bruv
- bubba
- dad
- granda
- grandad
- grandaddy
- grandpa
- granny
- mater
- mom
- momma
- mommy
- mum
- mummy
- pa
- pater
- rellie
- sis