Definition
Having the characteristics, warmth, kindness, or manner typical of a grandmother; caring and protective in a gentle way.
Etymology
From grandmother plus -ly, a suffix creating adjectives. This word has been in English since at least the 1600s, establishing the stereotype of grandmothers as warm and nurturing figures.
Kelly Says
The adjective grandmotherly is almost always positive in English, while 'old-fashioned' can be negative—this shows how we've built a loving image of grandmothers into the actual language itself!
Translations
CSČeština
babičku
ba-bi-ch-koo
DEDeutsch
grossmutterlich
grohs-muh-ter-li-kh
ESEspañol
abuelita
ah-bway-lee-tah
FRFrançais
grand-mère
grɑ̃.mɛʁ
HUMagyar
nagymama
nah-g-mah-mah
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti nenek
se-pa-ti ne-nek
JA日本語
おばあちゃんらしい
obaachan rashii
KO한국어
할머니 같은
halmeoni gatten
MSBahasa Melayu
nenek
ne-nek
NLNederlands
grootmoederlijk
groet-moeder-lijk
PLPolski
babciny
bab-chin-ee
RORomână
așa cum e bunica
ah-suh kum eh boo-ni-ka
RUРусский
бабушкин
babushkin
SVSvenska
farmors
farm-ors
TAதமிழ்
தாயாத்தி
thayaa-thi
TRTürkçe
büyükanne
byoo-yoo-kan-neh
UKУкраїнська
бабусина
babusina
VITiếng Việt
tư cách bà
tu cach ba