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

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna(noun)

   the mother of your father or mother

Wiktionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. grandmother(Noun)

   A mother of someone's parent.

2. grandmother(Noun)

   A female ancestor or progenitor.

Webster Dictionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Grandmother(noun)

   the mother of one's father or mother

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

How to pronounce grandmother?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say grandmother in sign language?

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. Alicia Keys ':

   It has always been such a personal song and such a poignant song, and every time I play it, I want to cry because I'm thinking of my mother, I'm thinking of my grandmother, I'm thinking of friends of mine who can't make ends meet.

2. 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.

3. Jerome Green:

   He was supposed to come home, we're getting ready for holiday; everyone wanted to see him. My grandmother hadn't seen him for a while.

4. 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.

5. Jeff Bezos:

   When you have loving and supportive people in your life, like MacKenzie, my parents, my grandfather, my grandmother, you end up being able to take risks.

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