grandmother

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Bà ngoại, bà nội

BrE /ˈɡrændˌmʌðə/ AmE /ˈɡrændˌmʌðər/

noun en → vi

1 RELATIONSHIP [singular] A2

Bà ngoại, bà nội

the mother of one's father or mother; a woman who is the grandmother of someone

  • my grandmother

Collocations grandmother's house · grandmother's advice

  • I visited my grandmother last weekend.

    Tuần trước tôi đã thăm bà ngoại.

2 ROLE [singular] B1

Người như bà ngoại/bà nội

a woman who is like a grandmother to someone, especially in terms of being kind and caring

  • be like a grandmother to somebody

Collocations a grandmother figure in someone's life

  • She is like a grandmother to all the children.

    Cô ấy giống như bà ngoại của tất cả các đứa trẻ.