"姥姥"用英语可以说作"grandmother"或者"granny"。"grandmother"一词来源于拉丁语"grandis mater"，意思是"伟大的母亲"。"granny"一词则来源于古英语"granni"，意思也是"母亲"。

例句：

My grandmother is very kind and always takes good care of me.

(我的姥姥非常善良，总是很好地照顾我。)

I love spending time with my granny. She always has interesting stories to tell me.

(我喜欢和我的姥姥一起度过时光。她总是有很多有趣的故事讲给我听。)