grandma
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++grand·ma /ˈɡrænmɑː/ ●●● S2 noun [countable] informalSSFFAMILY grandmother 奶奶；外婆
Examples from the Corpus
grandma• We figure: you want to be a community grandma, an Abuelita?• The Fus - grandma, young parents and two small children - eat and dress well enough.• Hey, grandma, learn how to drive!• Catherine's lively grandma Zeta, 84, right, surprised guests too.• My old grandma chanted this, a game we played by the hours, sitting by the fish racks scaring flies.• The grandma of the family added a few details about how she had starved and three of her children had died.• You and your grandma were in the front seat.• Maybe marketing deserves a box all to itself, or one particular product, or your grandma.• That is what has happened to your grandma.grand·ma nounChineseSyllable
grandmother Corpus
grandma
grand‧ma S2 /ˈɡrænmɑː/
noun [countable]
informal grandmother
■ words for grandparents
▪grandfather/grandmother : She looks just like grandmother. | My grandfather was a farmer.
▪grandpa informal grandfather: My grandpa died when I was a baby. | Ask Grandpa if he'll buy us an ice cream.
▪grandma informal grandmother: I was at my grandma's house yesterday.
▪grandad informal (also granddad American English) grandfather: Grandad collects me from school on Fridays.
▪granny informal grandmother: Granny, can I come with you?
▪nan/nanna British English informal grandmother – used especially by children: She's staying at her nan's. | You can have a cuddle on the sofa with Nanna.
grand‧ma S2 /ˈɡrænmɑː/
noun [countable]informal grandmother
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