How do you sign sister in ASL???

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Grandma and grandpa

My baby (15 months) knows mama and da and a few other signs (potty, dirty, milk, more, all gone......) and would like to get a few more family names down

Answer 1

Sure! Sister is signed as "girl", then hitting both hands on top of one another (right hand on top), making the "L" sign on both hands (however, the pointing fingers are pointing outwards, towards the other person).

"Grandmother" is signed as "mother" ("5" hand stretched, thumb on chin), but you move your hands in a motion that represents two hills.

"Grandfather" is the same as "grandmother", but in the location where "father" is signed (at the forehead).

If you'd like, there's a really good online ASL dictionary. The link is here:

http://www.aslpro.com/

Good luck!