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Großmutter

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nouncolloquialfeminine
  1. grandmother
  2. old woman, elderly woman, old lady

Forms

Declension

singularplural
nominativeGroßmutterGroßmütter
genitiveGroßmutterGroßmütter
dativeGroßmutterGroßmüttern
accusativeGroßmutterGroßmütter

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  • Die Großmutter begleitet sie und schiebt stolz den Kinderwagen.The grandmother goes with them and proudly pushes the pram.A2Die erste Woche mit Emma — The first week with Emma (A2)
  • „Mädel, du singst wie deine Großmutter", sagt Hinrich zu Anna."Girl, you sing like your grandmother," Hinrich says to Anna.A2Ein Wochenende auf der Insel — A weekend on the island (A2)
  • Die Großmutter wäscht sie im Bad und lacht dabei über die ganze Sauerei.The grandmother washes her in the bathroom, laughing about the whole mess.A2Emmas erster Geburtstag — Emma's first birthday (A2)
  • Jonas' Mutter, die Großmutter, kommt fast jeden Tag und bringt Essen mit.Jonas's mother, the grandmother, comes almost every day and brings food.A2Das Baby kommt — The baby's coming (A2)

Other ways to say it

  • Altefemale equivalent of Alter: old woman
  • Babagrandma
  • Babuschkababushka
  • Greisinvery old woman
  • Mütterchendiminutive of Mutter (“mother”)
  • Omagrandma, granny, nan; any elderly woman
  • Omigrandma, granny, nan
  • Seniorinfemale equivalent of Senior (“father, senior, the elder (older of two close male relatives, especially with the same name)”)

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