grandmother
/ˈɡrænmʌðə(r)/noun
उच्चारण ग्रैन्मदर
दादी, नानी
Basic word
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the mother of your father or mother
दादी, नानी
- Grandmother makes the best pickle.
- My grandmother wakes up before sunrise every day.
- His grandmother taught him many old folk songs.
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- She lives with her grandmother while her parents work abroad.
Synonyms grandma granny nani dadi grandmamma
Opposite grandfather granddaughter
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
grandmother (countable noun)
A grandmother is the mother of your father or mother. This is the standard, polite word.
'Grandmother' आपके पिता या माता की माँ हैं। यह मानक और शिष्ट शब्द है।
- My grandmother grew up in a village.
- Radhika's grandmother is a retired nurse.
grandmother + of
Use of to name the child, as in the grandmother of three.
बच्चे के लिए 'of' आता है, जैसे 'the grandmother of three'।
- She became a grandmother at fifty.
teach your grandmother to suck eggs
This idiom means to give advice to someone who already knows more than you do.
इस मुहावरे का अर्थ है ऐसे व्यक्ति को सलाह देना जो आपसे अधिक जानता है।
- Telling a chef how to boil rice is like teaching your grandmother to suck eggs.
paternal / maternal grandmother
Add paternal or maternal to separate the father's side from the mother's side.
पिता और माता के पक्ष में अंतर करने के लिए paternal या maternal जोड़िए।
- Her maternal grandmother lives in Kolkata.
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adjective + grandmother
paternalmaternallategreatelderly
- Her elderly grandmother needs help with the stairs.
verb + grandmother
live withtake care oflook up toresemblebecome
- He lives with his grandmother in Patna.
grandmother + noun
talereciperemedyclockadvice
- A grandmother's tale taught us patience.
kinship terms
grandfathermother-in-lawgreat-grandmotheraunt
- My great-grandmother lived to be a hundred.
grandmother + age/stage
elderlygreat-step-soon-to-bedoting
- A doting grandmother brought sweets for every child.
स्नेहमयी दादी हर बच्चे के लिए मिठाई लाई।
grandmother + trait
wisepatientcaringtraditionalhardworking
- Her patient grandmother never lost her temper.
उसकी धैर्यवान दादी ने कभी अपना आपा नहीं खोया।
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- My grandmother sits at the window and watches the street.
मेरी दादी खिड़की पर बैठकर गली को देखती रहती हैं।
- Radhika's grandmother taught her how to make rangoli.
राधिका की दादी ने उसे रंगोली बनाना सिखाया।
- She became a grandmother before she turned forty-five.
वह पैंतालीस वर्ष की होने से पहले ही दादी बन गई।
- The grandmother praised the child for her good manners.
दादी ने बच्ची के अच्छे संस्कारों की प्रशंसा की।
- He lived with his grandmother after his parents moved abroad.
माता-पिता के विदेश चले जाने के बाद वह अपनी दादी के साथ रहा।
- The grandmother lit a lamp in front of the idol every evening.
दादी हर शाम मूर्ति के सामने दीपक जलाती थीं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ My grandmother she is very kind.
✓ My grandmother is very kind.
Do not repeat the subject with a pronoun.
Subject को pronoun लगाकर दोहराया नहीं जाता।
✗ My grandmother is a old woman.
✓ My grandmother is an old woman.
Use an before a vowel sound.
स्वर ध्वनि से पहले 'an' आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Hindi learners' trap: grandmother means both dadi (father's mother) and nani (mother's mother); say 'paternal' or 'maternal grandmother' to be exact.
हिंदी भाषियों का trap: grandmother का अर्थ दादी (पिता की माँ) और नानी (माँ की माँ) दोनों है; सटीक कहने के लिए 'paternal' या 'maternal grandmother' कहें।
Usage: granny and grandma are informal; 'old wives' tales' are traditional beliefs that are not true.
प्रयोग में granny और grandma अनौपचारिक हैं; 'old wives' tales' ऐसे पारंपरिक विश्वास हैं जो सच नहीं होते।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Teach your grandmother to suck eggs (try to teach somebody something they already know very well).
Idiom 'teach your grandmother to suck eggs' (किसी को वह सिखाना जो वह पहले से बहुत अच्छी तरह जानता है)।