ばあちゃん・婆ちゃん・祖母ちゃんbaachan[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noungranny; grandma; gran
2. nounold lady; old woman

• SynonymおばあちゃんCasualAdds the polite prefix 「お」; still colloquial and affectionate, and works in general settings, while 「ばあちゃん」 is the more casual, homey form.
• SynonymおばあさんNeutralRefers to a grandmother or an elderly woman; slightly formal and much more polite than 「ばあちゃん」.
• SynonymばあさんCasualColloquial and rougher than 「ばあちゃん」, sometimes tinged with disrespect; it lacks the affectionate warmth 「ばあちゃん」 carries.
• Related祖母そぼNeutralThe neutral kinship term for a grandmother, one's own or anyone's; the usual choice for mentioning your own grandmother to outsiders, but not used as a form of address.
• RelatedおばあさまFormalAn honorific for respectfully referring to your own or someone else's grandmother, or to an elderly lady; formal and polite.
• AntonymじいちゃんCasualMeans grandpa; the male counterpart to 「ばあちゃん」, and just as casual and affectionate a nickname.

At home, call grandma 「ばあちゃん」 casually and affectionately, as in 「ばあちゃんの家」; 「おばあちゃん」 is the polite all-purpose form, and 「祖母」 is for talking to outsiders. 「おばあ様」 is formal-honorific, 「婆さん」 can sound disrespectful, and 「爺ちゃん」 means grandpa.

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1. 高齢こうれいの女性じょせい。また、祖母そぼ。