grandmother

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgrændmʌðər/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgrænˌmʌðɚ, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gran′muᵺ′ər, grand′-, gram′-)


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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
grandmother n (mother of [sb]'s parent)abuela nf
 One of my grandmothers is coming to visit.
 Una de mis abuelas viene a visitarnos.
Grandmother interj (in direct address)abuela interj
  (informal)abuelita interj
 "What big teeth you have, Grandmother," said Little Red Riding Hood.
 «¡Qué dientes más grandes tienes, abuela!», dijo Caperucita.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
Don't teach Granny to suck eggs,
Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs interj		 figurative (respect [sb]'s experience)no intentes dar clases a tu maestro expr
  (AR, coloquial)a mamá mona con bananas verdes no expr
  (AR, coloquial)a papá mono con bananas verdes no expr
great-grandmother n (mother of a grandparent)bisabuela nf
 Cars hadn't even been invented when my great grandmother was a young girl.
 Cuando mi bisabuela era joven todavía no se habían inventado los autos.
great-great-grandmother n (grandmother of a grandparent)tatarabuela nf
stepgrandmother,
step-grandmother n		 (wife of grandparent)abuelastra nf
stepgrandmother,
step-grandmother n		 (mother of parent's spouse)abuelastra nf
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'grandmother' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
babushka - grandam - grandma - granny - great-great-grandmother - nan - nana - nanny
Spanish:
mamagrande - abuelo - nono - abuelo materno - abuelo paterno - abuelo postizo - bisabuelo - tatarabuelo

Collocations: my [maternal, paternal] grandmother, my dear grandmother, my [90] -year-old grandmother, more...

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