奶奶
nǎinaiTraditional: 奶奶
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Translation
grandmother (paternal), grandma
Word origin
A reduplication of 奶, which carries the woman radical and originally referred to milk and the breast. Doubled, it became the affectionate word for a paternal grandmother.
- Origin
- reduplicated compound
- Root
- 奶 (nǎi, with 女 woman radical) doubled
Stroke order
奶
奶
Examples
八。
Grandma is eighty this year.
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Grandma cooked a meal for me.
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I love my grandma very much.
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Grandma told a story.
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I visit grandma at the weekend.
奶奶 (nǎinai) means paternal grandmother, grandma. It refers to the father's mother; the mother's mother is 外婆 or 姥姥.
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