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Grandparents Around the World
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Across: 2. This is the term for grandfather in both Dutch and German. 6. In the Mandarin dialect of this language, paternal grandparents are known as Nai-Nai and Yeh-Yeh. 7. This country, where the second largest population in the world and 18 recognized languages, has dozens of names for grandparents. 9. In this country where kimonos are traditional dress, children might call their grandmothers Obaachan. 10. This -- the most widely spoken constructed language -- uses the term Avino for grandmother and Avo for grandfather. 12. Grand-maman and Grand-papa are familiar faces in this home to the Eiffel Tower. 13. The Yiddish term for grandfather.
Down: 1. Patricia Polacco writes of her Russian __________ in the story Thunder Cakes. 2. This is the term for grandmother in both Dutch and German. 3. An abbreviated English term for one's grandmother. 4. Children on this Asian peninsula _________ may visit their Halmoni and Haraboji on holidays. 5. The Yiddish term for grandmother. 7. Your Nonna might serve you a big bowl of spaghetti in this Eurpean country. 8. A popular English nickname for one's grandfather. 11. In Johanna Spyri's famous novel, this little girl (who shares the name of the novel) is sent to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps.
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