Translations for „grandmother“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

grandmother [ˈgrændˌmʌðə] N

1. grandmother:

grandmother

(外)祖母 zǔmǔ

2. grandmother:

grandmother

(对老人的尊称)老奶奶 lǎonǎinai

Usage examples with grandmother

Grandmother was muddled about the children's names.

奶奶搞不清孩子们的名字。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

My grandmother - who brought me up - would buy my clothes from there, and the rest were hand-me-downs from my brother.

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Grandmother taught us manners and etiquette to sit up straight, eat with our mouths closed, hold the soup spoon just so.

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About 10:30 p.m., an argument developed between the grandmother and her common-law husband.

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Her grandmother was too feeble to crouch down in the hole.

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I didn't plan on the fact that my ankle would be stiffer than my grandmother's hair after a trip to the beauty parlor.

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Her grandmother had raised her all alone, just the two of them because her grandfather had died.

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It is as wholesome as an old fashion, home made apple dumpling and as sweet as some of grandmother's best jam.

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Her uncle was a botanist, professor, and apothecary; her grandmother, was a midwife, nurse, and herbalist.

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In many cases, the paid entry-level positions everyone and their grandmother are fighting for are precisely those that have been eliminated in favor of unsalaried internships.

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Raised in a largely sheltered and obscure home by her irritable grandmother, her sociability is below average.

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