noun
grandma, grandmother
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Oma means 'grandma' or 'grandmother', an informal feminine noun used for one’s grandmother. Gender is die; plural is the regular colloquial Omas. Formal equivalent is Großmutter. Declines like a regular feminine noun (die Oma, der Oma, die Omas). No irregular plural; commonly used in familiar contexts.
Examples
Meine Oma backt den besten Apfelkuchen.
My grandma bakes the best apple pie.
Die Kinder erzählten, dass die Oma ihnen früher oft Geschichten vorlas, bevor sie ins Bett gingen.
The children said that Grandma often used to read them stories before they went to bed.
Meine Oma backt einen Kuchen.
My grandma is baking a cake.
Details
Mnemonics
A warm kitchen scene with a smiling 'Oma' at the table
die — imagine a grandmother (female) called 'die Oma' baking cookies