婆さん

Grandmother (casual) or elderly woman (blunt)

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Other forms

おばあさん polite

ばーさん very casual

祖母そぼ, formal

1 Noun

Grandma

A casual, sometimes rough term used to address or refer to one’s own grandmother or elderly wife.

Example

うちの婆さんはとても元気です。

My grandma is very energetic.

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2 Noun

Old Woman

A descriptive term for an elderly woman often used in fiction or blunt speech.

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婆さん

ばあさん

Grandmother (casual) or elderly woman (blunt)

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