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Definitions for grandma
ˈgrænˌmɑ, -ˌmɔ, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm-grand·ma

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Princeton's WordNet

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

    the mother of your father or mother

Wiktionary

  1. grandmanoun

    grandmother

  2. Grandmanoun

    the name used for one's grandma

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  1. grandma

    A grandma, short for grandmother, is a parent's mother. She is an older woman who is related through a familial lineage and often represents a generational link in a family tree. Grandmas often have a familial or nurturing role, known for providing care, wisdom, and cultural or family traditions to their grandchildren.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Grandmanoun

    alt. of Grandmamma

Wikidata

  1. Grandma

    Grandma was a comic strip by Charles Kuhn that began April 14, 1947. It was originally distributed by Duke Richardson's Indianapolis-based syndicate, Richardson Feature Service. A year later, Grandma was picked up by King Features Syndicate which distributed it from June 28, 1948 until 1969. He usually signed the strip "Chas. Kuhn".

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  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'grandma' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2223

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Anagrams for grandma »

  1. grandam

  2. dragman

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of grandma in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of grandma in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of grandma in a Sentence

  1. Simone Biles:

    Growing up, my biological mom was suffering from drug and alcohol abuse, and she was in and out of jail, i never had mom to run to. But I do remember always being hungry and afraid ... I remember them saying, 'Ok, you know how you called us grandma and grandpa? You can call us mom and dad now, if you want to. I was like, 'Yeah, I can do that.'.

  2. Kian Saneii:

    I had that personal experience, and when I began looking into things, there was not a brand out there associated with taking care of grandma and grandpa, i wondered why it is that 30 years into the digital revolution, the only brand for the elderly is still ‘I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up.’.

  3. Ross Smith:

    My grandma and I have been making videos on the internet for over nine years now. We have over 65 million followers across all platforms, our goal every day when we wake up is to make the world smile. And what better way to do so than to make the world’s biggest Oreo?

  4. Reese Taylor:

    My grandma actually passed away from COVID-19 and it’s been really tough, last week, we laid her to rest with a small funeral and we made it through it the best we could.

  5. Gary Landis:

    Everybody has grandma’s clock in the attic and it’s a nostalgia thing and they want to bring it down, they remember as a little child that grandma had that clock.

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