Sun 2/14/2021 1:01 AM
Beth,
I agree. My father always used Zeda for grandfather and Buba (one or two “b’s”?) for grandmother. My mother put “Buba” on her gravestone. I have yet, however, to find those translations in any Slovak dictionary. This may be where Goldie’s reference to different Slovak dialects is relevant.
Maybe it isn’t a translation, but rather nicknames they used for their grandparents, much like my children used Popie for Pam’s father.
Meanwhile, here are links to what I found for each term.