noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
The mother of one's grandparent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From great- + grandmother.
Across languages
Translations
97 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
oumagrootjie
— mother of one's grandparent
Afrikaans:
oorgrootmoeder
— mother of one's grandparent
Albanian:
stërgjyshe
— mother of one's grandparent
Asturian:
bisgüela
— mother of one's grandparent
Basque:
birramona
— mother of one's grandparent
Basque:
birramama
— mother of one's grandparent
Belarusian:
прабабу́ля
(prababúlja)
— mother of one's grandparent
Bengali:
পরদাদী
(pordadi)
— mother of one's grandparent
Bulgarian:
праба́ба
(prabába)
— mother of one's grandparent
Catalan:
besàvia
— mother of one's grandparent
Catalan:
redepadrina
— mother of one's grandparent
Chinese Cantonese:
太嫲
(taai3 maa4)
— mother of one's grandparent
Chinese Cantonese:
太婆
— mother of one's grandparent
Chinese:
тэтэ
(tete)
— mother of one's grandparent
Chinese Mandarin:
曾祖母
(zēngzǔmǔ)
— mother of one's grandparent
Cornish:
mamm guv
— mother of one's grandparent
Czech:
prababička
— mother of one's grandparent
Czech:
prabába
— mother of one's grandparent
Danish:
oldemor
— mother of one's grandparent
Danish:
oldemoder
— mother of one's grandparent
Dutch:
overgrootmoeder
— mother of one's grandparent
Esperanto:
praavino
— mother of one's grandparent
Faroese:
langomma
— mother of one's grandparent
Finnish:
isoisoäiti
— mother of one's grandparent
Finnish:
isoäidin äiti
— mother of one's grandparent
Finnish:
isomummi
— mother of one's grandparent
Finnish:
isomummo
— mother of one's grandparent
Finnish:
isomummu
— mother of one's grandparent
French:
arrière-grand-mère
— mother of one's grandparent
French:
bisaïeule
— mother of one's grandparent
Friulian:
basave
— mother of one's grandparent
Galician:
bisavoa
— mother of one's grandparent
Georgian:
დიდი ბებია
(didi bebia)
— mother of one's grandparent
German:
Urgroßmutter
— mother of one's grandparent
German:
Urgrossmutter
— mother of one's grandparent
Greek:
προγιαγιά
(progiagiá)
— mother of one's grandparent