お婆さん — meaning in English
obaasan
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English meaning
- crone noun An old woman, especially one seen as withered, unpleasant, or witch-like.
- grandmother noun The mother of one's mother or father.
- granny noun An informal, affectionate word for grandmother.
Senses
お婆さん is used for these senses in English:
- crone (obsolete) An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman.
- grandmother A mother of someone's parent.
- granny (colloquial) A grandmother.
- old woman (literally) An elderly woman.
crone — full definition
- noun An old woman, especially one seen as withered, unpleasant, or witch-like.
- noun In Wiccan and folklore tradition, the archetype of an old, wise woman, one of the three aspects of the Goddess.