granmama
Ladino edit
Etymology edit
From French grand-maman.
Noun edit
granmama f (Latin spelling, plural granmamas)
Mauritian Creole edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
granmama
Sranan Tongo edit
Etymology edit
Compound of gran (“grand, old, honorable”) + mama (“mother”).
Noun edit
granmama
- grandmother
- 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary][1]:
- mi grangmamma na mi awo
- My grandmother is my ancestor
- 2011, Selectabeats, Kayente (lyrics and music), “Djoegoe Djoegoe”:
- Ei Selecta, mi granmama ben leri mi altèit, "no kosi kaiman fosi abra liba, boi".
- Hey Selecta, my grandmother always taught me: "don't curse the caiman before crossing the river, boy"
- (historical) the oldest enslaved woman in a household or on a plantation