grandmother's child; child who loves their grandmother
Describes a child who is emotionally close to their grandmother and prefers her company. Often used affectionately.
Our child is a grandmother's child and always wants to go to grandma's house.
grandmother's darling; child doted on by their grandmother
Focuses on the grandmother's side: a child who receives special affection and spoiling from their grandmother.
He's totally a grandmother's darling, spoiled by his grandma.
Same pattern but for a child close to or doted on by their grandfather.
More polite/affectionate variant with お prefix; otherwise same meaning.
child who loves their grandmother; grandma's child · child doted on by their grandmother; grandmother's darling
Most common spelling; uses kana for ばあちゃん and kanji 子.
Kanji 婆 for ばあ is less common but still seen.
Uses 祖母 for ばあ; rare and somewhat formal-looking for this colloquial word.
Compound of ばあちゃん (grandmother) and 子 (child). The pattern Xちゃん子 is productive for describing a child's special bond with a particular family member.