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What is the word Grandmother in other languages?

Here are some words for "grandmother" in different languages:

Romance Languages:

* Spanish: abuela

* Italian: nonna

* French: grand-mère

* Portuguese: avó

* Romanian: bunica

Germanic Languages:

* German: Großmutter

* Dutch: oma

* Swedish: mormor

* Norwegian: bestemor

* Danish: bedstemor

* English: grandmother (also grandma)

Slavic Languages:

* Russian: бабушка (babushka)

* Polish: babcia

* Czech: babička

* Ukrainian: бабуся (babusya)

Other Languages:

* Chinese: 祖母 (zǔmǔ)

* Japanese: おばあちゃん (obaachan)

* Korean: 할머니 (halmeoni)

* Hindi: दादी (dadi)

* Arabic: جدة (jadah)

* Hebrew: סבתא (savta)

* Greek: γιαγιά (yaya)

* Turkish: anneanne

Note: Some languages have different terms for paternal and maternal grandmothers, and some languages have variations depending on region or dialect.

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