English to Afrikaans Meaning of grandmother - ouma


Grandmother :
ouma
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Definitions of grandmother in English
Noun(1) the mother of your father or mother
Examples of grandmother in English
(1) Police are searching for a grandmother who went missing with her two young grandsons.(2) my grandmother is ill(3) As a child he lived with his mother, his grandmother and a half brother in Domachevo.(4) Twin brothers have been left with their grandmother by a mother who can no longer feed them.(5) Barbara, meanwhile, came into her own at last as an extremely popular first lady who made the most of her grandmotherly image.(6) Yes, women's liberation has given us choices that our grandmothers and even mothers could only dream of, but it has its downside too.(7) I can almost hear a grandmotherly voice telling me that it's no way to get rid of a cold.(8) Grandparents, particularly grandmothers , cared for the offspring of married sons or daughters.(9) I did not know either of my grandmothers , but my mother was such a wonderful one to my children.(10) The grandmothers cheered as Jon caught his child and its mother in his arms.(11) I had grandfathers and grandmothers and cousins and uncles and aunties, everyone was there.(12) Some of my friends and patients nostalgically recall spending happy days off school with mothers and grandmothers .(13) Perhaps one day they will be able, like their grandmothers before the revolution, to walk the streets with their hair uncovered.(14) Of course, women's lives are very different to those of their grandmothers .(15) Younger women can now navigate their way through a much wider range of life choices than their mothers and grandmothers .(16) If you're over a certain age, say 75, and you have a sweet grandmotherly voice, you may be able to call them ‘dear’ and ‘honey’ with impunity.
Related Phrases of grandmother
(1) grand mother ::
Grand ma
(2) great-grandmother ::
Oumagrootjie
(3) maternal grandmother ::
Moeder ouma
(4) paternal grandmother ::
ouma
Synonyms
Noun
1. grandma ::
ouma
2. gramma ::
weiland
3. granny ::
ouma
5. gran ::
Gran
6. nana ::
nana
Word Example from TV Shows
...my grandmother with Alzheimer's
had that episode?

...my GRANDMOTHER with Alzheimer's had that episode?

The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 1

You don't know, Grandmother.

You don't know, Grandmother.

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 4

This entire ensemble once
belonged to my dead grandmother.

This entire ensemble once belonged to my dead GRANDMOTHER.

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 2

But you should leave, Grandmother.

But you should leave, Grandmother.

Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 7

(IN NORMAL VOICE) Yeah, right.
Your grandmother back in town?

(IN NORMAL VOICE) Yeah, right. Your GRANDMOTHER back in town?

The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 1

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