Lingaku- (coll.) father's father's mother
- paternal great-grandmother
- respectful form of address for an old woman
Generated definitions (experimental)
- father's father's mother
- respectful form of address for an old woman
This refers to the paternal great-grandmother, a family relationship indicating a woman who is the mother of one's grandfather on the father's side.
My paternal great-grandmother is already ninety years old this year.
We visit our paternal great-grandmother every weekend.
This usage expresses respect and affection when addressing an elderly woman, regardless of family ties.
Generated collocations (experimental)
lǎo nǎi nai老奶奶paternal great-grandmotherwǒ qù我去kān看lǎo nǎi nai老奶奶I went to see my great-grandmotherlǎo nǎi nai老奶奶de的gù shì故事stories from the great-grandmotherlǎo nǎi nai老奶奶de的xiào shēng笑声the laughter of the great-grandmotherzūn jìng尊敬de的lǎo nǎi nai老奶奶respectful old womanlǎo nǎi nai老奶奶de的shēng huó生活the life of the great-grandmotherlǎo nǎi nai老奶奶de的jiào dǎo教导teachings of the great-grandmotherlǎo nǎi nai老奶奶de的shǒu yì手艺the craftsmanship of the great-grandmotherwǒ我ài爱lǎo老nǎi nai奶奶I love my great-grandmotherlǎo nǎi nai老奶奶de的zhào gu照顾the care of the great-grandmotherlǎo nǎi nai老奶奶de的chuán shuō传说the legends of the great-grandmother