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Definitions for GRANDMOTHER
ˈgrænˌmʌð ər, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm-grand·moth·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nannanoun

    the mother of your father or mother

Wiktionary

  1. grandmothernoun

    A mother of someone's parent.

  2. grandmothernoun

    A female ancestor or progenitor.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Grandmothernoun

    The father’s or mother’s mother.

    Etymology: grand and mother.

    Thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice. 1 Tim. i. 5.

ChatGPT

  1. grandmother

    A grandmother is a female parent of one's mother or father, making her a second-degree direct ancestor. She is often a figure of love, care and familial bonds, taking part in raising and nurturing her grandchildren in many cultures.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Grandmothernoun

    the mother of one's father or mother

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British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'GRANDMOTHER' in Nouns Frequency: #2281

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of GRANDMOTHER in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of GRANDMOTHER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of GRANDMOTHER in a Sentence

  1. Alexis Santos:

    That process -- we normally don't do it, we use our mom's address or something. Still, my uncles receive letters at my grandmother's house.

  2. Leo Terrell:

    She has damaged her chances for future custodial rights, she disobeyed a court order to return the children. A writ of habeas corpus was filed by the ex-husband and granted by a New York Court ordering her to turn over the children to the paternal grandmother. Kelly received bad legal advice to defy the court order.

  3. Margaret Boddie:

    Health literacy is a big issue in the older African American population because of how people were educated when they were young, my maternal grandmother, she had a third-grade education. My grandfather, he made it to the fifth grade. For many people, understanding the information that's put out, especially when it changes so often and people don't really understand why, is a challenge.

  4. Joyce Beatty:

    I was there because I wanted the young protesters to know that in solidarity, that I stand with them, joyce Beatty know, I'm a grandmother, I'm an elected official, but I'm a black woman first and I felt the pain.

  5. Katherine Lucia Martinez:

    This is a very unexpected death, she didn't deserve it. My grandmother was a strong person.

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