grand-mère

/gʁɑ̃.mɛʁ/

la noun A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les grands-mères

Meaning

  1. grandmother

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Großmutter

Großmutter is the German word for the same thing — both mean "grandmother."

Spanish

abuela

abuela is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "grandmother."

Portuguese

avó

avó is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "grandmother."

Practice

1 What does grand-mère mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ma ___-mère fait de bons gâteaux.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches grand-mère?

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