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grandmother

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/noun3 syllables

Grandmother means: the mother of your father or mother.

Synonyms for grandmother21

noun, as in the mother of your father or mother

grandma, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna

also used for grandmother

abuela, baba, babcia, babulya /babulia (chiefly in Eastern European (especially Russian) contexts), babushka, babusia, babusya /babusia, beldame, bubbe, eldermother, eldmother, gammy, gram, gramma, grammy

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What does grandmother mean?1

noun

1

the mother of your father or mother

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Grandmother in a sentence

  • His mother died when he was young, and his grandmother brought him up.unknown
  • Your grandmother meant a lot to you, didn't she?patgfisher
  • It was a precious clock his grandmother, who was in the hospital, gave him.unknown
  • If you don't want to kiss your grandmother, you don't have to.CK
  • My grandmother lives alone in a huge, old house.zumley
  • My grandmother, before she passed away, always asked for figs from the grocery store.Eccles17
  • My grandmother lives outside in the forest, one hour from the village.Mithridates
  • Yanni's grandmother would not open the door at night to strangers, especially men.Amastan

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Forms of grandmother

as a noun

plural
grandmothers