Used as a respectful or affectionate form of address for a grandmother or elderly woman.
come now, ouma, she'll be all right
Example sentencesExamples
- Even today as a grown man he swears his ouma was far more entertaining than TV.
- She says that some of the recipes have been handed down from her ouma; others have come from friends and recipe books.
- Doilies are the kitsch crocheted napkins that people remember ouma using for afternoon teas.