German Conversation · Level 6
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German word
Großmutter
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈgʁoːsˌmʊtɐ/
Meaning
- feminine noungrandmother
Example
Am Sonntag besuchen wir die Großmütter.
On Sunday, we visit the grandmothers.
More examples
Meine Großmutter gab mir oft Rat.
My grandmother often gave me advice.
Core concept
A family tree places her one generation above a parent, as the mother of that parent.
Common phrases
die Großmutter väterlicherseits
paternal grandmother
die Großmutter mütterlicherseits
maternal grandmother
Similar words
Oma: A warm, everyday informal term for a grandmother.
Omi: A sweet, intimate term for a grandmother used by children and close family.
Definition in German
Großmutter, weibliches Mitglied der Großeltern; die Mutter eines Elternteils.
Word origin
The compound joins groß with Mutter, using groß to mark the preceding generation in German kinship terms.
Usage tips
- Großmutter is feminine, and its plural is Großmütter, with u changing to ü.
Other meanings
- grandmanoun
Opposites
- Großvatergrandfathernoun
Related words
- Urgroßmuttergreat-grandmothernoun
- großmütterlichgrandmotherlyadjective