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

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

   the mother of your father or mother

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. grandmothernoun

   A mother of someone's parent.

2. grandmothernoun

   A female ancestor or progenitor.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grandmothernoun

   The father’s or mother’s mother.

   Etymology: grand and mother.

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

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. Grandmothernoun

   the mother of one's father or mother

Matched Categories

1. • Grandparent

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

How to pronounce grandmother?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Henny Youngman:

   My Grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle.

2. Darin Williams:

   In my wildest dreams, I would have never guessed that the time my grandmother spent with me on her Singer would come back to bear fruit... responding to a real need.

3. Terrell Jackson:

   I wish his mother and grandmother survived but I'm grateful for what they did for that baby.

4. Mae Hazelton:

   My grandmother was illiterate, but my grandmother said,' You fight,' she said,' You fight for what is right or you lay down for what's wrong.'.

5. Constance Seltzer:

   She taught Johnson Johnson to use talcum powder. Everybody in Johnson Johnson family used it, she was the matriarch of this family. She was my glue. There's not a day that goes by that I don't miss my grandmother.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=grandmother
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Grandmother
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=grandmother
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandmother