bà nội {noun} grandmother (also: grandmother)
Add to word list Add to word list. British, informal used by or to children. grandmother. bà
Bà – grandmother, generic. Ông – grandfather, generic. Bà ngoại – grandmother on mother's side.
Nana is the most common nickname for a Grandma in thirty-two states. But if someone doesn't call their grandmother Nana, odds are they do call her Grammy or Gram, as these are relatively popular alternatives to Grandma, as well.
India. “In our Indian culture, 'nani' is maternal grandmother, and 'dadi' is paternal. 'Nana' is maternal grandfather, and 'dada' is paternal,” shares Lisa Batra is a first-generation Indian, with immigrant parents, and two kids of her own.
noun. ˈna-nə plural nanas. informal. : the mother of one's father or mother : grandmother.
Nanna is a common nickname for one's grandmother. You can also spell nana with one n to refer to your grandmother. Both spellings are technically correct. In fact, many times people use both spellings to refer to their grandmothers in the same family.
In Bangladesh, Pakistan, and many parts of India, maternal grandparents are called Nana and Nani. Similarly, paternal grandparents are called Dada and Dadi. One's parents' maternal grandparents are called Par-nani and Par-nana.
Nanna is a girl's name of Old Norse origin, which translates to “daring,” “brave,” or “mother of the brave." According to Old Norse tales, Nanna was the name of the wife of the Norse god Baldr.
Chào bà is often used when you need to greet someone who is old enough to be your "grandma". In another word, use chào bà to greet an woman who is in the same generation as your grandparents. In a Vietnamese family, bà is used to call a grandmother. In formal settings, chào bà also means "hello ma'am" or "hello Mrs."
ˈchōō ˈhoi. slang (in the Persian Gulf War) surrendering enemy troops. from the Vietnamese word for “surrender,” picked up by U.S. troops in the Vietnam War. From: chu-hoi in The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military » Subjects: Social sciences — Warfare and Defence.
Elders should be greeted especially respectfully. One can hold both their hands while greeting. If they do not extend their hand, a respectful bow should be made instead. It is expected that the gaze of the younger person be lowered from the elder's eyes during the greeting.
Britannica Dictionary definition of NANA. [count] : grandmother — used especially by young children.
In the north, the Vietnamese word for mother is mẹ (pronounced like fast may!) whereas it is má in the south. U is an older word for mother, and is popular in the country-side.
The name Nana is popular in lots of cultures and has many different meanings. It can be used as both a girls and a boys name and means 'grace' in Hebrew, 'spring' or 'spring greens' in Japanese and 'Lady' in Swahili. It is also a variant of the name Anna a feminine from of John meaning 'God was gracious'.
It is derived from the Italian word for grandmother, Nonma. And then changed to Nana in English. The second theory is that it comes from the word Nanny. A nanny is one who takes care of children.
(informal, term of endearment) One's grandmother.
This regal title is popular among the Akyem, Akuapim, and Ashanti peoples of the Akan as a title for a monarch. Much like “Your Highness,” Nana is associated with the utmost respected and influential figures, which baby will undoubtedly achieve.
Possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”); probably from a Proto-Indo-European root imitative of a child speaking, similar to Ancient Greek νάννα (nánna). See also nanny.
Your mother's mother and your father's mother are both called "grandmother" most of the time. If you need to distinguish between the two people, you can say "maternal grandmother" or "paternal grandmother". You can call them whatever is agreed on. Some common choices are grandmother, grandma, granny, nana.
A paternal grandfather is called zufu (祖父) and a paternal grandmother is called zumu (祖母) in Mandarin, or a-gong (阿公) and a-ma (阿嬤) respectively in Hoklo (commonly known as Taiwanese). Maternal grandparents are commonly referred to as wai zufu (外祖父) and wai zumu (外祖母) in Mandarin.
Younger people address older men as 'Ong' (grandfather) and older women as 'Ba' (grandmother). An older person addresses non-elderly men and women as 'Anh' (older brother) and 'Chi' (older sister) respectively, and very young or unmarried men and women as 'Chu' (younger brother) and 'Co' (younger sister).