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"SAF-ta" comes to Yiddish from Hebrew. It means "grandmother", and the male
counterpart is "SAH-bah".
"ZAY-deh" or "ZAY-dee" somes to Yiddish from Russian. It means "grandfather",
and the female counterpart is "BUH-beh" or "BUH-bee".
My grand-daughters in Los Angeles, who speak English, call their Chicago grandfather
"Zayde", and their Cincinnati grandfather "Saba".
To my grand-kids in Ramat Gan, who are just learning to use their mouths for something
besides eating, I will be "Zayde", and their local grandfather will be "Saba".
My wife is "Grandma" to all.
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