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Did you buy a
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Are you home, Gra
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These family titles should be capitalized when they are used directly before a person's name as a form of address (e.g., "Grandfather John," "Mother Mary"). When referring to these family members in a general sense or without a name attached, they are not capitalized (e.g., "my mother," "his grandmother").
The compound noun is grandmother (grand+mother), a word for the mother of your father or your mother.
In Malayalam, grandmother is called "ammachi" or "achi."
This translates to "My father is the son of my father and my mother" in English. It indicates that the speaker's father is the child of the speaker's grandfather and grandmother.
In Hindi, Great Grandmother = Parnani (mother's side) Great Grandmother = Pardadi (father's side) Also for reference, In Hindi Grandmother = Nani (mother's side) Grandmother = Dadi (father's side)
All words are capitalized at the beginning of the sentence, commonnouns and propernouns included.Mother or father is a commonnoun but it is capitalized when it is used as a title or precedes a person'sname or when it is used as a direct address.Examples:I went shopping with Mother Luisa yesterday.Are you home, Father?
A grandpa is a grandfather, the father of your father or mother.
Your maternal grandmother is the mother of your mother. Similarly your paternal grandmother is the mother of your father, paternal grandfather is father of your father and maternal grandfather is father of your mother.
You grandmother's father is your great grandfather and his wife (your grandmother's mother) is your great grandmother.
Capitalize words such as Mother, Father, Grandmother, Grandfather, Son, Daughter, and Sis when they are used in place of the person's name. Do not capitalize them when they follow possessive pronouns such as my, your, his, her, our,or your. Examples: I will ask Father. I will ask my father.Exceptions for religious purposes: Our Father... or How are you, Brother Michael?
Your grandfather is going to be the parent of your father or your mother. Most people have two grandfathers. In families where there has been divorce, there could be multiple individuals referred to as grandfather.
If your uncle is the brother of your mother or father, his mother is your grandmother and her father is your great grandfather. Your great grandfather's wife is your great grandmother. All presuming that there were no widowers or divorces and second marriages among these ancestors.If your uncle is the husband of the sister of one of your parents, then his mother's father's wife (his maternal grandmother) is not related to you at all.
your mothers mother is called your grandmother. and your mothers father is called your grandfather.
your mother is called your mother. her dad is your grandfather. and his dad is your great grandfather. and then each parent of that you add a great. e.g. your great grandfathers father is your great great grandfather. ect.
Norwegians have several words for grandmother. The general term is bestemor. That covers all grandmothers. But most norwegians differ between your mother's mum and your father's mum. bestemor = grandmother mormor = "mother's mum" farmor = "father's mum"
On her mother (Brindleface)'s side, her grandmother is Robinwing and her grandfather is Fuzzypelt. On her father (Redtail)'s side, her grandmother is Swiftbreeze and her grandfather is Adderfang.
Willowpelt and Patchpelt= mother and father Adderfang and Swiftbreeze= grandfather and grandmother
Her grandfather on her mother's side is Coeus. Her grandmother on her mother's side is Phoebe. Her grandfather on her father's side is Cronos. Her grandmother on her father's side is Rhea.