| 奶奶 | nǎi nai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) / (respectful) mistress of the house / CL:位[wei4] / (coll.) boobies / breasts | ![]() |
| 婆婆 | pó po | husband's mother / mother-in-law / grandma | ![]() |
| 阿妈 | ā mā | grandma (paternal) (Tw) / (dialect) mother / nurse / amah / (Manchu) father | ![]() |
| 阿嬷 | ā mā | (Tw) grandma (also used to refer to or address an elderly woman) (from Taiwanese 阿媽, Tai-lo pr. [a-má]) | ![]() |
| 姥 | lǎo | grandma (maternal) | ![]() |
| 求爷爷告奶奶 | qiú yé ye gào nǎi nai | lit. to beg grandpa and call on grandma (idiom) / fig. to go about begging for help | ![]() |
