Abuwela (en. Grandmother)

a-bu-we-la

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A woman who is the parent of one of the parents.

She was my first teacher, my grandmother.

Siyang naging unang guro ko, ang aking abuwela.

A woman who is elder in a family.

The grandmother is the one who takes care of her grandchildren.

Ang abuwela ang siyang nag-aalaga sa mga apo niya.

A term of endearment for a grandmother.

I bought a gift for my grandmother on her birthday.

Bumili ako ng regalo para sa aking abuwela sa kaniyang kaarawan.

from the Spanish word 'abuela' meaning grandmother.

dear grandmother

a term of endearment for grandmother.

mahal na abuwela

grandfather

The male equivalent of a grandmother, or grandfather.

lolo

Grandma or aunt who's a gossip.

Aunt Lila, you’re like a grandma on the street, just waiting for the next gossip.

Si Aling Lila, parang abuwela na tayo sa kalye, puro chika na lang ang inabangan.

Term for older women who seem to always worry or keep an eye on things.

Our neighbor is like a grandma, always watching every move of the kids on the street.

Yung kapitbahay namin, abuwela na sa bawat galaw ng bata sa kalsada.

Common name or term used for grandmothers in the community.

Here in the barangay, we call the grandmothers, abuwela.

Dito sa barangay, ang tawag namin sa mga lola, abuwela.