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ouma

ou·ma [ ṓ m ] (plural ou·mas)

noun South Africa

Definition:

1.
Same as grandmother (sense 1)

2. woman of advanced age: a woman of advanced age

[Early 20th century. < Afrikaans, "grandmother" < ou "old" + ma "mother"]

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