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할머니

halmeoni[할머니]Beginner · TOPIK IFamily members

grandmother; granny

Noun

  1. 1

    grandmother; granny

    A word used to refer to or address the mother of one's father or mother.

    Korean definition: 아버지의 어머니, 또는 어머니의 어머니를 이르거나 부르는 말.

    • For Grandma's birthday, her children and grandchildren all gathered.

    • In front of the country house, Grandma, her back bent and her face deeply wrinkled, had come out to greet us.

  2. 2

    old woman; old lady; granny

    (affectionate) A word used to refer to or address an old woman.

    Korean definition: (친근하게 이르는 말로) 늙은 여자를 이르거나 부르는 말.

    • The old ladies at the nursing home said I was like a grandson to them and gave me lots of food.

    • Judging from the wrinkles on her face, that old lady seemed to be nearly seventy.