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Grandmother

Catalan Àvia
Chinese (transliterated) Zu mu (paternal)/Wai po (maternal)
Croatian Baka
Danish Bedstemor
Dutch Grootmoeder
French Grand-mère
German Großmutter
Hebrew (transliterated) Savah/Sabta
Hungarian Nagyana/Nagymama
Italian Nonna
Japanese (transliterated) Obasan
Korean (transliterated) Halmoni
Lithuanian Mociute
Modern Greek (transliterated) Giagia
Norwegian Farmor (paternal)/Mormor (maternal)
Persian (not available)
Polish Babka
Portuguese Avó
Russian (transliterated) Babushka
Serbian (transliterated) Baba
Spanish Abuela
Swedish Farmor (paternal)/Mormor (maternal)
Tagalog Lola
Turkish Büyük Anne
Vietnamese Ba noi (paternal)/Ba ngoai (maternal)
Yiddish (transliterated) Bobe

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