grandmother
பாட்டி
definition
noun
Yes, women's liberation has given us choices that our grandmothers and even mothers could only dream of, but it has its downside too.
the mother of one's father or mother.
translation of 'grandmother'
பாட்டி
noun
பாட்டியார்
example
As a child he lived with his mother, his 'grandmother' and a half brother in Domachevo.
Twin brothers have been left with their 'grandmother' by a mother who can no longer feed them.
Police are searching for a 'grandmother' who went missing with her two young grandsons.
my 'grandmother' is ill
I can almost hear a 'grandmotherly' voice telling me that it's no way to get rid of a cold.
Then my grandmother, in true 'grandmotherly' fashion, marched into her local bookseller and demanded to be told what the young people were reading these days.
The age range there is from young mothers to great 'grandmothers' .
The only difference is that most of them are now 'grandmothers' like myself and we are usually to be seen with our precious grandchildren in tow.
Younger women can now navigate their way through a much wider range of life choices than their mothers and 'grandmothers' .
Perhaps one day they will be able, like their 'grandmothers' before the revolution, to walk the streets with their hair uncovered.
It's from our 'grandmothers' and our grandfathers that we've learned about the land.
Of course, women's lives are very different to those of their 'grandmothers' .
Yes, women's liberation has given us choices that our 'grandmothers' and even mothers could only dream of, but it has its downside too.
I had grandfathers and 'grandmothers' and cousins and uncles and aunties, everyone was there.
There were young mothers and 'grandmothers' , all fussing over their children.
She has that annoying 'grandmotherly' ability to comfort a baby just by entering the room.
The responsibility for looking after the children falls to their mothers and 'grandmothers' .
In addition, single working mothers leave many a child in the hands of 'grandmothers' and aunts.
Barbara, meanwhile, came into her own at last as an extremely popular first lady who made the most of her 'grandmotherly' image.
I did not know either of my 'grandmothers' , but my mother was such a wonderful one to my children.
If you're over a certain age, say 75, and you have a sweet 'grandmotherly' voice, you may be able to call them ‘dear’ and ‘honey’ with impunity.
Some of my friends and patients nostalgically recall spending happy days off school with mothers and 'grandmothers' .
In extended families, grandparents, especially 'grandmothers' , provide a good deal of child care.
The 'grandmothers' cheered as Jon caught his child and its mother in his arms.
Toys were generally restricted to gifts from my parents or from the 'grandmothers' .
Grandparents, particularly 'grandmothers' , cared for the offspring of married sons or daughters.
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