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Oma

· noun· Pl. die Omas

grandma, granny

What children — and grown-ups — call their grandmother: warmer and more everyday than „die Großmutter“.

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Singular
die Oma
Plural
die Omas
Genitiv
der Oma

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Oma
grandma, granny

Oma Hoa ist die Mutter von Minh.

Oma Hoa is Minh's mother.

Word family

Omadie Uromagreat-grandmadie Omigranny (an even more affectionate word)

Similar & opposite

≈ Synonyms
die Großmutter

Real examples

  • Oma Hoa ist die Mutter von Minh.Oma Hoa is Minh's mother.
  • Am Sonntag besuchen wir meine Oma.On Sunday we're visiting my grandma.

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