grandmother

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n. 祖母, 女祖先

发音

UK /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/
UK /ˈɡɹænˌmʌðə/
US /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

词形变化

grandmothers 复数 grandmothers

别名

grand-mother

释义与例句

n. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A mother of someone's parent.

    祖母

    外祖母

    外婆

    奶奶

    姥姥

    嫲嫲

    婆婆

    阿婆

    姐婆

    外阿婆

    阿妈

    外妈

    内妈

  2. 2.

    A female ancestor or progenitor.

  3. 3.

    In Amazonian shamanism and related contexts, a reverential name for the ayahuasca vine or brew, symbolizing its role as a wise, guiding spirit.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

grandma granny nan gran nanna grannie

上位词 1

grandparent

下位词 1

nan

相关短语

great-grandmother n. 曾祖母 grandmother cell grandmother cells grandmother clock 小型落地摆钟 grandmother clocks grandmother rule don't teach your grandmother how to milk ducks don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep if my grandmother had balls, she'd be my granddad you kiss your grandmother with that mouth if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a bike if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a streetcar maternal grandmother 外婆 paternal grandmother 祖母

词源

From Middle English graundmodre, grauntmoder, granmoder; equivalent to grand- + mother. Compare French grand-mère. Superseded earlier eldmother, eldermother.

来源：wiktionary