mamie
French, noun/ma.mi/
mamie is a French feminine noun meaning “granny, grandma” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grand-mère”.
What does mamie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegranny, grandma
- 2
feminineinformalold woman, old lady, granny.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grand-mère. 2. Vieille dame.
noun: 1. Variante de m’amie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mamie
- mamies plural
- mamy alternative
- mammy
- mémé
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mamie?
- /ma.mi/
- \ma.mi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mamie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mamie in French?
mamie appears 7.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).