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Meanings of grandmothers in English

Russian
дедушка или бабушка
Portuguese
avós
Catalan
avis
Spanish
abuelos
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f. grandmother

Parent's parent.

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дедушка или бабушка
Usage of grandmothers in English
1
Their grandmothers had known each other in Russia, their mothers in Paris.
The new yorker
2
EBONY: Many younger women associate Fashion Fair with their mothers and grandmothers.
Ebony
3
Babies were not so cared for in the days of our grandmothers.
The Mother and Her Child
4
I've had to endure everyone's advice and grandmothers' hedge-magic remedies ever since.
The bone palace
5
The other ladies who were the grandmothers of Parikshit centered around him.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
6
Our grandmothers knew that when they hummed to us or held us.
Ebony
7
Finally one of the wisest and eldest grandmothers had an important dream.
Feminist dot com
8
Some mothers and even grandmothers neglected their appearance in times like these.
The abduction
9
I would like to apologise to my grandmothers and all my family.
The Guardian
10
You embody for me all the things my puritan grandmothers stood for.
Lydia of the Pines
11
That is not to say that grandmothers are necessarily heartwarmingly selfless babysitters.
The Guardian
12
Our great-grandfathers and great-grandmothers used to talk much about where heaven was.
Fifty-Two Story Talks to Boys and Girls
13
Their teachers were illiterate Indian grandmothers who are alumni of the college.
The Irish Times
14
What are grandmothers for? Disentangling herself from Tracy's embrace, she stood up.
Hellfire
15
This probably means more newborn girls are being named after their grandmothers.
Reuters
16
She looked identical to a billion other old grandmothers on the planet.
The capitol game
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Portuguese
avós
Catalan
avis
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Grandmothers across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common