おばあさん
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. grandmother
usu. お祖母さん when written with kanji
2. old woman; female senior citizen
usu. お婆さん when written with kanji
Pitch accent
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Composed of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
great-grandmother
great-grandmother
Examples (17 in total)
The old woman got off the bus.
She lives with her grandmother.
I met an old woman.
The thief disguised himself as an old lady.
The old lady believes him rich.
Last week my grandmother turned 81 years old.
She strongly resembles her grandmother.
We had a birthday party for the old lady.
Susan spent the summer vacation at her grandmother's.
The girl was called Elizabeth after her grandmother.
She always takes her grandmother for a walk.
The old lady looked at the broken vase and sighed sadly.
I watched the old woman cross the street.
This necklace of Jane's is a gift from her grandmother.
On the train, Tom gave his seat to an old woman with a cane.
Mary named the baby after her grandmother.
The old woman has no one to help her.