Grammatical class

Noun

mamie

(usually childish) granny, grandma

Details

Syllables

ma-mie

Phonetics

ma.mi

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

16604

Freq. (movies)

2335

Freq. (news)

14923

Sentences

Fais un bisou à mamie.

Give grandma a kiss.

A1

Bon anniversaire, mamie.

Happy birthday, Grandma.

A1

Le garçon vient voir sa mamie.

The boy visits his grandma.

A1

Ma mamie m'a donné ce collier.

My grandma gave me this necklace.

A1

Le but du voyage, c'était de rendre visite à mamie.

The object of the journey was to visit Grandma.

A2

Ma mamie a parlé avec nostalgie des merveilleux jours de son enfance.

My granny spoke longingly of the halcyon days of her childhood.

B1

Je suis soulagée d’apprendre que mamie va mieux, même si les médecins affirment que ce n’est qu’un sursis.

I'm happy to hear that grandma is doing better, even though the doctors say it's just reprieve.

B1

Ce n'est pas ma mamie mais ma maman.

She's not my grandma; she's my mom.

B2