papy

papi

Definition

Definition of papy - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

famillegrand-père dans le langage familier des enfants

Mon papy m'a raconté une belle histoire avant de dormir.

bon-papa

grand-père

pépé

âgehomme âgé en général

Le papy du quartier nourrit les chats errants chaque matin.

ancien

senior

vieillard

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papy-boom

période où beaucoup de personnes prennent leur retraite en même temps

Le papy-boom va créer des défis pour le système de retraites.

Origin of papy

français, papy (grand-père)

Examples of papy in a sentence

Nous allons chez papy ce week-end.
Un papy attendait le bus sous la pluie.
Les enfants ont aidé un papy à traverser la rue.

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English:grandpa, old man, ...
German:Opa, Großvater, ...
Italian:nonno, vecchietto, ...
Spanish:abuelo, anciano, ...
Portuguese:avôzinho, senhor idoso, ...
Chinese:爷爷, 老爷爷, ...
Japanese:じいじ, おじいさん, ...
Arabic:جدو, عجوز, ...
Hebrew:סַבָּא, סָבָא, ...
Russian:дедушка, старик, ...
Ukrainian:дідусь, ...
Catalan:iaio, vell, ...
Danish:morfar, gammel mand, ...
Dutch:opa, oudere man, ...
Greek:παππούς, γεροντάκι, ...
Hungarian:papa, öregúr, ...
Khmer:តា, តាចាស់, ...
Korean:할아버지, 노인, ...
Polish:dziadek, starszy pan, ...
Portuguese (BR):vovô, velhinho, ...
Romanian:bunicuțu', bătrânel, ...
Swedish:morfar, gubbe, ...
Thai:คุณตา, ชายชรา, ...
Turkish:dede, ihtiyar, ...
Vietnamese:ông, ông già, ...

mamie

mami

Definition of mamie - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

famillegrand-mère dans le langage familier et affectueux

Ma mamie me raconte toujours des histoires avant de dormir.

bonne-maman

grand-mère

personne âgéefemme âgée, vieille dame

Cette mamie traverse la rue très lentement.

doyenne

vieille dame

variante

Dated

forme contractée de m'amie

Dated

Bonjour mamie, comment allez-vous aujourd'hui ?

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mamie gâteau

grand-mère qui gâte beaucoup ses petits-enfants avec des cadeaux et friandises

Ma mamie gâteau m'apporte toujours des bonbons quand elle vient nous voir.

Origin of mamie

français familier, mamie (diminutif affectueux de maman)

Examples of mamie in a sentence

Mamie prépare toujours des gâteaux délicieux pour nous.
Ma mamie adore raconter des histoires aux enfants.
Les mamies du quartier se réunissent chaque dimanche.
Mamie prépare toujours des crêpes le dimanche.
J'ai téléphoné à mamie pour son anniversaire.

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English:grandma, old lady, ...
German:Oma, ...
Italian:nonnina, vecchietta, ...
Spanish:abuela, anciana, ...
Portuguese:avózinha, velhinha, ...
Chinese:奶奶, 老奶奶, ...
Japanese:おばあちゃん, おばあさん, ...
Arabic:جدتي, عجوزة, ...
Hebrew:סָבְתָּא, סָבְתָה, ...
Russian:бабушка, старушка, ...
Ukrainian:бабуся, старенька, ...
Catalan:iaia, ...
Danish:bedstemor, gammel dame, ...
Dutch:oma, miek, ...
Greek:γιαγιά, ηλικιωμένη κυρία, ...
Hungarian:nagyi, idős asszony, ...
Khmer:យាយ, ស្ត្រីចំណាស់, ...
Korean:할머니, 노인 여성, ...
Polish:babcia, staruszka, ...
Portuguese (BR):vovó, senhora idosa, ...
Romanian:mamaie, bătrânică, ...
Swedish:mormor, gumma, ...
Thai:ยาย, หญิงชรา, ...
Turkish:anneanneciğim, nine, ...
Vietnamese:bà, bà lão, ...

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