nounBeginner

grandmother

US

/ˈɡrænˌmʌðɚ/

UK

/ˈɡrænˌmʌðə/

Meaning

The mother of your father or mother; one of your parents’ mothers.

आपके पिता या माता की माँ; यानी आपके माता-पिता में से किसी एक की माँ।

Examples

“My grandmother tells us stories about her childhood.”

familytell someone a story

“We are visiting my grandmother this weekend.”

visit someonefamily

“Grandmothers often pass family recipes down to younger generations.”

plural formpass something down

Useful patterns

maternal grandmother: your mother's motherpaternal grandmother: your father's mothervisit or live with your grandmotherbecome a grandmother

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Word family

grandmothers(noun)
grandmotherly(adjective)

Common collocations

visit your grandmothermaternal grandmotherpaternal grandmotherloving grandmothergrandmother's housegrandmother's recipebecome a grandmother

Common mistakes

Not natural: My grandmother has 70 years.

Better: My grandmother is 70 years old.

Use “is ... years old” to state someone's age; “has ... years” is not the natural English construction.

किसी की उम्र बताने के लिए “is ... years old” कहते हैं। “has ... years” यहाँ स्वाभाविक अंग्रेज़ी नहीं है।

Not natural: I visited to my grandmother yesterday.

Better: I visited my grandmother yesterday.

“Visit” takes a direct object, so do not add “to” before the person you visited.

“Visit” के बाद सीधे व्यक्ति का नाम आता है। जिस व्यक्ति से मिलने गए, उससे पहले “to” नहीं लगाते।

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grandmagrannygrannananan

Learner tip

Use “maternal” for your mother's mother and “paternal” for your father's mother when you need to be specific.

ज़्यादा स्पष्ट बताने के लिए माँ की माँ के लिए “maternal” और पिता की माँ के लिए “paternal” इस्तेमाल करें।

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Who is your grandmother?

आपकी grandmother कौन होती हैं?