nonna
Matriarch in Italy
Nonna is Italian for grandmother, used in English by Italian-American families and increasingly by others as an affectionate term: Nonna's making Sunday gravy.
The word evokes traditional Italian cooking and family warmth.
A nonna figure suggests an older woman who feeds everyone generously and dispenses wisdom.
Mother of a parent
- famigliaItalian for family
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- elderSenior figure of authority
genealogy · heritage · lineage · kinship · descendants · tradition · homeland · immigration
Cooking preparation instructions
- homemadePrepared at one's residence
- cookingPreparing food with heat
- sauceLiquid food accompaniment
- raguItalian meat-based sauce
polenta · gnocchi · risotto · antipasto · focaccia · minestrone · tiramisu · panettone
Attending to dependents
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- warmthHeat you feel
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
support · love · tenderness · protection · empathy · kindness · patience · understanding
grandmother
Mother of a parent
elder · genealogy · heritage · lineage · kinship · descendants · tradition · homeland · immigration · old country
recipe
Cooking preparation instructions
ragu · polenta · gnocchi · risotto · antipasto · focaccia · minestrone · tiramisu · panettone · prosciutto
caregiving
Attending to dependents
guidance · support · love · tenderness · protection · empathy · kindness · patience · understanding · encouragement
pasta
Shaped wheat dough
Chianti · risotto · trattoria · amore · bella · mamma · famiglia · oregano · formaggio · vino
- Grandparentsgrandma, grandpa, grandmother, grandfather, grandparent
- Momsmom, mother, mama, mommy, mummy
- ItalyRome, Venice, Milan, Florence, Naples
- family eldersgrandma, grandpa, grandfather, grandmother, grandparent
- Italian AmericansItalian Americans, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Frank Sinatra, Martin Scorsese
- Italian familyfamiglia, padre, mamma, papa, bambino
nonnagrandchild
Offspring's offspring
grandson · granddaughter · bambino · bambina · child