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German
Etymology
From groß + Mutter. Displaced Middle High German eltermuoter, altermuoter (“grandmother”), related to English eldmother, eldermother.
Pronunciation
Noun
Großmutter f (genitive Großmutter, plural Großmütter, diminutive Großmütterchen n or Großmütterlein n)
- grandmother
- (colloquial) old woman, elderly woman, old lady
Usage notes
- The substantive Großmutter can also decline like a proper noun and can take the ending -s in the genitive singular, e.g. Großmutters Apfelkuchen.
Declension
Synonyms
(grandmother):
(old woman, elderly woman, old lady):
- Alte, alte Dame, alte Frau, Greisin, Muttchen, Mütterchen, Seniorin, Weiblein
- (colloquial, often humorous or pejorative) Oma, Omi
- (euphemistic) ältere Dame, ältere Frau
- (pejorative) alte Tante
- (regional, casual) Olle
Antonyms
Hypernyms
(grandmother):
(old, elderly woman):
Hyponyms
(grandmother):
Holonyms
(grandmother):
Derived terms
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