How to say grandmother in different languages
On this page you can learn how to say grandmother to people around the world in their native language
grandmother in the languages of the world
French
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
You can say grandmother as mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule in the following countries: Benin;
Burkina Faso;
Burundi;
Central African Republic;
Chad;
Democratic Republic of the Congo;
Djibouti;
France;
French Guiana;
French Polynesia;
French Southern Territories;
Gabon;
Guadeloupe;
Guinea;
Ivory Coast;
Madagascar;
Mali;
Martinique;
Mayotte;
Monaco;
Niger;
Republic of the Congo;
Reunion;
Saint Barthelemy;
Saint Martin;
Saint Pierre and Miquelon;
Senegal;
Togo;
Spanish
You can say grandmother as abuela in the following countries: Argentina;
Bolivia;
Chile;
Colombia;
Costa Rica;
Cuba;
Dominican Republic;
Ecuador;
El Salvador;
Equatorial Guinea;
Guatemala;
Honduras;
Mexico;
Nicaragua;
Panama;
Paraguay;
Peru;
Spain;
Uruguay;
Venezuela;
Dutch
grootmoeder, oma
You can say grandmother as grootmoeder, oma in the following countries: Aruba;
Belgium;
Curacao;
Netherlands;
Netherlands Antilles;
Sint Maarten;
Suriname;
Portuguese
avo
You can say grandmother as avo in the following countries: Angola;
Brazil;
Cabo Verde;
Guinea-Bissau;
Mozambique;
Portugal;
Sao Tome and Principe;
Chinese
祖母, 婆婆, 奶奶, 外婆, 姥姥, 太婆, 外祖母
You can say grandmother as 祖母, 婆婆, 奶奶, 外婆, 姥姥, 太婆, 外祖母 in the following countries: China;
Hong Kong;
Macao;
Taiwan;
German
großmutter
You can say grandmother as großmutter in the following countries: Austria;
Germany;
Liechtenstein;
Switzerland;
Finnish
isoäiti
You can say grandmother as isoäiti in the following countries: Finland;
Northern Mariana Islands;
Greek
γιαγιά
You can say grandmother as γιαγιά in the following countries: Cyprus;
Greece;
Italian
nonna, bisnonna
You can say grandmother as nonna, bisnonna in the following countries: Italy;
San Marino;
Norwegian
bestemor
You can say grandmother as bestemor in the following countries: Norway;
Svalbard and Jan Mayen;
Swedish
farmor
You can say grandmother as farmor in the following countries: Aland Islands;
Sweden;
Belarusian
бабуля, бабка
You can say grandmother as бабуля, бабка in the following countries: Belarus;
Bulgarian
баба
You can say grandmother as баба in the following countries: Bulgaria;
Czech
babička
You can say grandmother as babička in the following countries: Czechia;
Danish
mormor, bedsteforældre, farmor
You can say grandmother as mormor, bedsteforældre, farmor in the following countries: Denmark;
Hungarian
nagymama
You can say grandmother as nagymama in the following countries: Hungary;
Latvian
vecmāmiņa
You can say grandmother as vecmāmiņa in the following countries: Latvia;
Lithuanian
močiutė
You can say grandmother as močiutė in the following countries: Lithuania;
Polish
babcia
You can say grandmother as babcia in the following countries: Poland;
Russian
You can say grandmother as бабушка, старушка, кресло-качалка in the following countries: Russia;
Slovak
babička, stará
You can say grandmother as babička, stará in the following countries: Slovakia;
Turkish
büyükanne
You can say grandmother as büyükanne in the following countries: Turkey;
Ukrainian
баба, бабуся
You can say grandmother as баба, бабуся in the following countries: Ukraine;
grandmother around the world
Aland Islands
farmor
Swedish
Angola
avo
Portuguese
Argentina
abuela
Spanish
Aruba
grootmoeder, oma
Dutch
Austria
großmutter
German
Belarus
бабуля, бабка
Belarusian
Belgium
grootmoeder, oma
Dutch
Benin
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Bolivia
abuela
Spanish
Brazil
avo
Portuguese
Bulgaria
баба
Bulgarian
Burkina Faso
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Burundi
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Cabo Verde
avo
Portuguese
Central African Republic
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Chad
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Chile
abuela
Spanish
China
祖母, 婆婆, 奶奶, 外婆, 姥姥, 太婆, 外祖母
Chinese
Colombia
abuela
Spanish
Costa Rica
abuela
Spanish
Cuba
abuela
Spanish
Curacao
grootmoeder, oma
Dutch
Cyprus
γιαγιά
Greek
Czechia
babička
Czech
Democratic Republic of the Congo
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Denmark
mormor, bedsteforældre, farmor
Danish
Djibouti
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Dominican Republic
abuela
Spanish
Ecuador
abuela
Spanish
El Salvador
abuela
Spanish
Equatorial Guinea
abuela
Spanish
Finland
isoäiti
Finnish
France
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
French Guiana
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
French Polynesia
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
French Southern Territories
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Gabon
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Germany
großmutter
German
Greece
γιαγιά
Greek
Guadeloupe
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Guatemala
abuela
Spanish
Guinea
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Guinea-Bissau
avo
Portuguese
Honduras
abuela
Spanish
Hong Kong
祖母, 婆婆, 奶奶, 外婆, 姥姥, 太婆, 外祖母
Chinese
Hungary
nagymama
Hungarian
Italy
nonna, bisnonna
Italian
Ivory Coast
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Latvia
vecmāmiņa
Latvian
Liechtenstein
großmutter
German
Lithuania
močiutė
Lithuanian
Macao
祖母, 婆婆, 奶奶, 外婆, 姥姥, 太婆, 外祖母
Chinese
Madagascar
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Mali
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Martinique
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Mayotte
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Mexico
abuela
Spanish
Monaco
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Mozambique
avo
Portuguese
Netherlands
grootmoeder, oma
Dutch
Netherlands Antilles
grootmoeder, oma
Dutch
Nicaragua
abuela
Spanish
Niger
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Northern Mariana Islands
isoäiti
Finnish
Norway
bestemor
Norwegian
Panama
abuela
Spanish
Paraguay
abuela
Spanish
Peru
abuela
Spanish
Poland
babcia
Polish
Portugal
avo
Portuguese
Republic of the Congo
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Reunion
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Russia
бабушка, старушка, кресло-качалка
Russian
Saint Barthelemy
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Saint Martin
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
San Marino
nonna, bisnonna
Italian
Sao Tome and Principe
avo
Portuguese
Senegal
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Sint Maarten
grootmoeder, oma
Dutch
Slovakia
babička, stará
Slovak
Spain
abuela
Spanish
Suriname
grootmoeder, oma
Dutch
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
bestemor
Norwegian
Sweden
farmor
Swedish
Switzerland
großmutter
German
Taiwan
祖母, 婆婆, 奶奶, 外婆, 姥姥, 太婆, 外祖母
Chinese
Togo
mère, mamie, grand-mère, grand-maman, mère-grand, bonne maman, aïeule
French
Turkey
büyükanne
Turkish
Ukraine
баба, бабуся
Ukrainian
Uruguay
abuela
Spanish
Venezuela
abuela
Spanish