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[edit] Alternative forms
- honorific: 할머님 (halmeonim)
할머니 (halmeoni)
- grandmother; (by extension) elderly female
[edit] Usage notes
As a form of address, 할머니 (halmeoni) is often a polite replacement for a second person singular pronoun (너 or 당신).
[edit] See also
- 조모, 할매, 할미
- 언니 - elder sister of a female
- 오빠 - elder brother of a female
- 아줌마 - middle aged woman; older female
- 할아버지 - grandfather; elderly male