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"Grandma" is a noun which is often translated as "la abuela", and "granny" is a noun which is often translated as "la abuelita". Learn more about the difference between "grandma" and "granny" below.
grandma(
grahn
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ma
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (relative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. la abuelita (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
He loves his grandma.Quiere mucho a su abuelita.
2. (colloquial) (old woman)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
granny(
grah
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ni
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (relative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la abuelita (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I used to love going to stay at granny's when I was small.De pequeña me encantaba ir a quedarme donde la abuelita.
b. la abuela (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
His granny looks after him one day a week while his mom is at work.Su abuela lo cuida un día por semana mientras su mamá trabaja.
