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Grandfather in Different Languages: Your grandfather is the father of your mother or father. The term ‘Grandfather’ can be used to refer to your grandfather. Your grandfather might not remember your birthday every year if he has dozens of grandchildren and is quite old. The unconditional love of grandparents is unmatched. A child feels safe and secure when grandparents love unconditionally like parents. Relationships like these can benefit grandparents in both ways, making them happier and living longer. There are many stories and experiences that grandparents can share from their own lives, which makes them an invaluable resource. Having grandparents in the lives of their grandchildren can be an important part of their development.
Grandfather in European Languages
Translation of word Grandfather in almost 42 European languages.
| Different Languages | Word Grandfather |
|---|---|
| Albanian | gjysh |
| Basque | aitona |
| Belarusian | дзед |
| Bosnian | deda |
| Bulgarian | дядо |
| Catalan | avi |
| Corsican | babbone |
| Croatian | deda |
| Czech | dědeček |
| Danish | bedstefar |
| Dutch | grootvader |
| Estonian | vanaisa |
| Finnish | isoisä |
| French | grand-père |
| Frisian | pake |
| Galician | avó |
| German | Großvater |
| Greek | παππούς [pappoús] |
| Hungarian | nagyapa |
| Icelandic | Afi |
| Irish | seanathair |
| Italian | nonno |
| Latvian | vectēvs |
| Lithuanian | senelis |
| Luxembourgish | Grousspapp |
| Macedonian | Дедо |
| Maltese | grandfather |
| Norwegian | farfar |
| Polish | Dziadek |
| Portuguese | avô |
| Romanian | bunic |
| Russian | Дед [Ded] |
| Scots Gaelic | seanair |
| Serbian | деда [deda] |
| Slovak | dedko |
| Slovenian | dedek |
| Spanish | abuelo |
| Swedish | farfar |
| Tatar | бабай |
| Ukrainian | дід [did] |
| Welsh | taid |
| Yiddish | זיידע |
Grandfather in Asian Languages
Translation of word Grandfather in almost 36 Asian languages.
| Different Languages | Word Grandfather |
|---|---|
| Armenian | պապ |
| Azerbaijani | baba |
| Bengali | পিতামহ |
| Chinese Simplified | 祖父 [zǔfù] |
| Chinese Traditional | 祖父 [zǔfù] |
| Georgian | ბაბუა [babua] |
| Gujarati | દાદા |
| Hindi | दादा |
| Hmong | yawg |
| Japanese | 祖父 |
| Kannada | ಅಜ್ಜ |
| Kazakh | ата |
| Khmer | ជីតា |
| Korean | 할아버지 [hal-abeoji] |
| Kyrgyz | чоң ата |
| Lao | ປູ່ |
| Malayalam | പിതാമഹന് |
| Marathi | आजोबा |
| Mongolian | өвөө нь |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | အဘိုး |
| Nepali | हजुरबुबा |
| Odia | ଦାଦା |
| Pashto | نیکه |
| Punjabi | ਦਾਦਾ |
| Sindhi | ڏاڏو |
| Sinhala | සීයා |
| Tajik | бобо |
| Tamil | பாட்டன் |
| Telugu | తాత |
| Thai | คุณปู่ |
| Turkish | Büyük baba |
| Turkmen | atasy |
| Urdu | دادا |
| Uyghur | بوۋا |
| Uzbek | buva |
| Vietnamese | ông nội |
Grandfather in Middle East Languages
Translation of word Grandfather in 4 middle eastern languages.
| Different Languages | Word Grandfather |
|---|---|
| Arabic | جد [jid] |
| Hebrew | סָבָּא |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | bapîr |
| Persian | بابا بزرگ |
Grandfather in African Languages
Translation of word Grandfather in almost 13 African languages.
| Different Languages | Word Grandfather |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | oupa |
| Amharic | ወንድ አያት |
| Chichewa | agogo |
| Hausa | kakan |
| Igbo | nna nna |
| Kinyarwanda | sekuru |
| Sesotho | Ntate-moholo |
| Shona | sekuru |
| Somali | awoowe |
| Swahili | babu |
| Xhosa | utatomkhulu |
| Yoruba | grandfather |
| Zulu | umkhulu |
Grandfather in Austronesian Languages
Translation of word Grandfather in almost 10 Austronesian languages.
| Different Languages | Word Grandfather |
|---|---|
| Cebuano | apohan nga lalaki |
| Filipino | lolo |
| Hawaiian | kupunakāne |
| Indonesian | kakek |
| Javanese | mbah |
| Malagasy | raibe |
| Malay | datuk |
| Maori | koroua |
| Samoan | tamamatua |
| Sundanese | akina |
Grandfather in Other Foreign Languages
| Different Languages | Word Grandfather |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | avo |
| Haitian Creole | granpapa |
| Latin | avus |
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