Grandparent
//ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt//
Translations of "grandparent" (41 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | جد(parent of one's parent), جدة(parent of one's parent), جَدَّة(parent of one's parent), جَدّ(parent of one's parent) | ged, geda, jadda, jadd | |
| Asturian | güela(parent of one's parent), güelu(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Brunei Malay | nini(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Chichewa | gogo(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 公公婆婆(parent of one's parent), 爺爺嫲嫲 /爷爷嫲嫲(parent of one's parent), 祖父母(parent of one's parent) | maternal, je⁴ je⁴ maa⁴ maa⁴, zou² fu⁶ mou⁵ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 祖父母(parent of one's parent) | zǔfùmǔ | |
| Czech | prarodič(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Dutch | grootouder(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Finnish | isovanhempi(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| French | aïeul(parent of one's parent), aïeule(parent of one's parent), grand-parent(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Galician | avós(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| German | Großeltern(parent of one's parent), Großelternteil(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Hawaiian | kupuna(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Hungarian | nagyszülő(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Ido | avo(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Indonesian | kakek(parent of one's parent), nenek(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Interlingua | granmatre(parent of one's parent), granpatre(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Irish | seantuismitheoir(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Italian | nonna(parent of one's parent), nonno(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Japanese | 祖父母(parent of one's parent) | sofubo | |
| Khmer | យាយតា(parent of one's parent) | yeay tar | |
| Laboya | wede(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Latvian | vecvecāki(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Low German | Chrautellern(parent of one's parent), Grootöllern(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Macedonian | ба́ба(parent of one's parent), де́до(parent of one's parent) | bába, dédo | |
| Malay | datuk nenek(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | besteforelder(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | besteforelder(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Pennsylvania German | Groosseldre(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Polish | dziadkowie(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Portuguese | avó(parent of one's parent), avós(parent of one's parent), avô(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Quechua | awki(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Russian | ба́ба(parent of one's parent), ба́бушка(parent of one's parent), де́душка(parent of one's parent), дед(parent of one's parent) | bába, bábuška, déduška, ded | |
| Scottish Gaelic | seann-phàrant(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Spanish | abuela(parent of one's parent), abuelo(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Swedish | farmor(parent of one's parent), morfar(parent of one's parent), mormor.(parent of one's parent), see also farfar(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Tok Pisin | tumbuna(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Tongan | kui(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Tupinambá | amỹîa (grandfather; t-, t-)(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Volapük | lepal(parent of one's parent) | — | |
| Yiddish | באָבע־זיידע(parent of one's parent), זיידע־באָבע(parent of one's parent) | bobe-zeyde, zeyde-bobe |
güela, güelu
nini
gogo
prarodič
grootouder
isovanhempi
aïeul, aïeule, grand-parent
avós
Großeltern, Großelternteil
kupuna
nagyszülő
avo
kakek, nenek
granmatre, granpatre
seantuismitheoir
nonna, nonno
wede
vecvecāki
Chrautellern, Grootöllern
datuk nenek
besteforelder
besteforelder
Groosseldre
dziadkowie
avó, avós, avô
awki
seann-phàrant
abuela, abuelo
farmor, morfar, mormor., see also farfar
tumbuna
kui
amỹîa (grandfather; t-, t-)
lepal
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.