grandmother

[US]/ˈɡrænmʌðə(r)/
[UK]/ˈɡrænmʌðər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. nen
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

maternal grandmother

nenek maternal

paternal grandmother

nenek paternal

Example Sentences

Her grandmother is still alive.

Neneknya masih hidup.

Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.

Nenek duduk mengangguk di dekat api.

Your grandmother is the salt of the earth.

Nenekmu adalah garam bumi.

a bespectacled grandmother

seorang nenek yang memakai kacamata

My grandmother has some jewelry made of ivory.

Nenek saya memiliki beberapa perhiasan yang terbuat dari gading.

his grandmother was in her eighties.

neneknya berusia delapan puluh tahun.

her grandmother's pretensions to gentility.

pretensi neneknya untuk kehalusan.

my grandmother made a dress for me.

nenek saya membuatkan saya gaun.

my grandmother is losing her memory.

nenek saya kehilangan ingatannya.

please give your grandmother my regrets.

tolong sampaikan penyesalanku kepada nenekmu.

My grandmother was a mine of information on the family’s history.

Nenek saya adalah sumber informasi tentang sejarah keluarga.

My grandmother lived to a ripe old age.

Nenek saya hidup sampai usia tua.

My grandmother drove the car at a snail’s pace.

Nenek saya mengemudikan mobil dengan kecepatan siput.

My grandmother puts by her fresh vegetables.

Nenek saya menyimpan sayuran segar.

Grandmother smiled her consent.

Nenek tersenyum memberi persetujuannya.

Grandmother helps with washing and baby-sitting.

Nenek membantu mencuci dan menjaga bayi.

My grandmother knitted me some socks.

Nenek saya merajutkan saya beberapa kaus kaki.

My grandmother is very much alive and kicking.

Nenek saya masih sangat hidup dan bersemangat.

He helped his grandmother in.

Dia membantu neneknya masuk.

His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.

Neneknya membicarakan cerita dengannya di dekat api.

Real-world Examples

The baby was also named after her paternal grandmother, the late Princess Diana.

Bayi itu juga dinamakan sempena nenek paternalnya, mendihat Yang Mulia Puteri Diana.

Source: BBC News Vocabulary

I was raised by my maternal grandmother.

Saya dibesarkan oleh nenek maternal saya.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2023 Compilation

Peggy visits her grandmother on a regular basis.

Peggy mengunjungi neneknya secara berkala.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

For this report I have interviewed my grandmother.

Untuk laporan ini, saya telah menemuramah nenek saya.

Source: Beijing Ren'ai Edition Junior High School English Grade Nine Upper Volume

Had her grandmother got it from her grandmother?

Adakah neneknya mendapatkannya daripada neneknya?

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

Amelia was named after her maternal grandmother Millie Otis.

Amelia dinamakan sempena nenek maternalnya, Millie Otis.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

My dream job would be best grandmother on the planet!

Kerja impian saya akan menjadi nenek terbaik di planet ini!

Source: Hobby perspective React

The person I admire the most is my grandmother.

Orang yang paling saya kagumi adalah nenek saya.

Source: IELTS Speaking High Score Model

Lisa helped her grandmother to climb up the stairs.

Lisa membantu neneknya untuk naik tangga.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Let's see! says Bill. I can ask my grandmother.

Mari kita lihat! kata Bill. Saya boleh bertanya kepada nenek saya.

Source: Halloween Adventures

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