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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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