The Different Languages

The Different Languages

How to Say Grandmother in Different Languages

Abuela – Spanish

Grand-mère – French

Oma – German

Nona – Italian

Avó – Portuguese

奶奶 (Nǎinai) – Chinese (Mandarin)

Bubbe – Yiddish

Babcia – Polish

Lola – Filipino

Baba – Russian

Nanny – English

Mémé – Quebec French

Nonna – Neapolitan

Yaya – Greek

Nanny – Scottish

Nana – American English

Gma – American slang

Soo – Korean

Dida – Bengali

Nennie – Dutch

Nana – Turkish

Baba – Arabic

Baba – Ukrainian

Oma – Dutch

Nonna – Italian (dialect)

Mormor – Swedish

Mémère – Belgian French

Bubby – Jewish

Baba – Albanian

Oma – Afrikaans

Nonnie – Southern Italian

Mati – Thai

Nani – Hindi

Obaasan – Japanese

Nona – Maltese

Nany – Indian

Nana – Gujarati

Sana – Filipino

Lola – Spanish (Latin America)

Nainai – Chinese (Cantonese)

Granny – British English

Bubba – Southern American

Morrígan – Irish

Bubulji – Montenegrin

Obasan – Japanese

Yaye – West African

Mormor – Danish

Naani – Punjabi

Nona – Romanian

Oma – Frisian

Gigi – Italian

Lola – Tagalog

Nai-Nai – Mandarin

Oma – Luxembourgish

Mema – Somali

Māmi – Nigerian

Yaya – Spanish (Caribbean)

Baba – Turkish

Mami – Hindi

Noni – Italian

Nana – Malagasy

Dadi – Urdu

Bubba – American Southern

Néné – Haitian Creole

Ayi – Chinese

Mora – Croatian

Nanny – Australian English

Nan – British English

Obaa – Japanese

Babka – Slovak

Nene – Quechua

Buby – Hebrew

Lola – Puerto Rican Spanish

Mimi – Swahili

Müze – Turkish

Gogo – Zulu

Baba – Egyptian Arabic

Yiya – Tigrinya

Nana – Wolof

Moma – Amharic

Baba – Serbian

Nana – Haitian Creole

Ayee – Thai

Mizzy – American

Aji – Japanese

Baba – Bosnian

Lola – Catalan

Meme – Mongolian

Dadi – Gujarati

Baba – Filipino

Obaa – Yoruba

Nani – Sinhalese

Gigi – Tagalog

Lai – Mandarin

Ninny – American

Nana – Albanian

Mama – French

Nennie – Northern English

Nana – Indonesian

Oma – Irish

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