姑奶奶

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Chinese

paternal aunt paternal grandmother; gramma; granny
trad. (姑奶奶) 奶奶
simp. #(姑奶奶) 奶奶

Pronunciation


Noun

姑奶奶

  1. (chiefly Mandarin, Jin, Huizhou) paternal grandaunt (paternal grandfather's sister)
  2. (Cantonese) husband's paternal aunt (sister of a woman's father-in-law)
  3. (chiefly Mandarin, colloquial, honorific) one's married daughter
  4. (Beijing Mandarin, Catholicism) nun
  5. (Mandarin, colloquial, derogatory or endearing) Term of address for a girl or woman who is putting on airs or seems hard to please.
  6. (Mandarin, colloquial, women's speech) A conceited term of address for oneself when quarreling.

Synonyms

  • (paternal grandaunt):
  • (husband's paternal aunt):
  • (nun):

Derived terms