grand-mère
- noun
- /ɡrɑːndˈmɛr/
:
abuelita
- Every Sunday, the family gathered to enjoy a meal cooked by their grand-mère.
Examples
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Ma grand-mère.
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Ma grand-mère me l'a dit.
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On dirait ta grand-mère.
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C'était à ma grand-mère.
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Suzanne cherished the stories her grand-mère would tell her during summer visits.
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The children loved to hear their grand-mère sing and bake cookies with them.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A mother of one of your parents
468
1.0
A woman who is the mother of your father or mother
275
1.0
A parent of your mother or father
173
7.9
A friendly name used for your grandmother
47
1.0
An older woman who is your grandmother or a friendly older family member
38
5.3
A woman who is the mother of your mother or father
20
5.0
A loving old-fashioned word for the mother of your parent
9
9.3
A Spanish word for grandmother used lovingly by family members
5
9.1
A child's word for grandmother used in Britain
4
8.1
An old-fashioned, loving name for a child's grandmother
4
2.0
The mother of your mother or father
3
7.2
A friendly name family members use for a grandmother
1
1.0
An older woman who is the mother of one of your parents
1
9.9
An old-fashioned word for a grandmother
1
8.7
An older woman who is the mother of your parent
1
2.9
A friendly name family members use for a grandmother
A grandmother in families with German or Dutch background
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word grand-mère comes from the French parts grand meaning 'big' and mère meaning 'mother'. So a grand-mère is the 'big' or older 'mother' in the family, which is why it means grandmother and is like the English grandmother.