What does GRANDMOTHER mean?
Definitions for GRANDMOTHER
ˈgrænˌmʌð ər, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm-grand·moth·er
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word GRANDMOTHER.
Princeton's WordNet
grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nannanoun
the mother of your father or mother
Wiktionary
grandmothernoun
A mother of someone's parent.
grandmothernoun
A female ancestor or progenitor.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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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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
Grandmothernoun
the mother of one's father or mother
Editors Contribution
Grandmother
"Grandmother" is a short story by Hans Christian Andersen that expresses the deep love and realism associated with the loss of a beloved grandmother. The story narrates the life of a grandmother who is adored dearly by her grandchildren. Through the bond that the grandchildren share with their grandmother, they learn about life, death, and an afterlife. Ultimately, they find comfort knowing that their grandmother is in a better place and waiting for them, teaching readers about the themes of love, loss, and hope.
Submitted by acronimous on February 19, 2025
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'GRANDMOTHER' in Nouns Frequency: #2281
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of GRANDMOTHER in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of GRANDMOTHER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of GRANDMOTHER in a Sentence
I urge consumers to report any incidents with inclined sleepers or other nursery products to CPSC at saferproducts.gov, as a mother and grandmother there's nothing more important to me than the safety of our children.
No, I wasn’t scared because I wasn’t scared to die... I’m happy to be with you, but I would wish to be somewhere else – join my big brother and my grandfather and my grandmother. we consider her to be cured. She is very calm and she is looking forward to celebrating her 117th birthday on Thursday.
We really talked about the woman, and who she was, and what she meant really to the whole world, he is the king, but, you know, no one should forget he lost his mother, and Prince William lost a grandmother, and sometimes we tend to forget the really human piece there, and the sorrow they have to bear – and how they have to grieve in public. But … they seem to be doing OK.
She was a grandmother who was supported by me and her son-in-law at my request, she now wants to back charge me $96 per hour for supposedly working 12 hours a day for 18 years for watching her grandchildren. In reality, she only occasionally babysat my older girls when they were toddlers.
The baby's paternal grandmother, Amora Vidal, told the Daily News Amora was just learning to crawl. She was my love, she was my first grandbaby. It just hurts so much. I still ca n’t believe it.
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- oumaAfrikaans
- ሴት አያትAmharic
- جدةArabic
- нәнә, nənəAzerbaijani
- бабу́ляBelarusian
- ба́баBulgarian
- নানীBengali
- mamm-gozhBreton
- àvia, iaiaCatalan, Valencian
- babičkaCzech
- асанне, кукамайChuvash
- bedstemorDanish
- Großmutter, Oma, OmiGerman
- mamaEwe
- μάμμη, γιαγιάGreek
- avinoEsperanto
- abuelaSpanish
- vanaemaEstonian
- amonaBasque
- مادربزرگ, ننه, مادر بزرگPersian
- isoäiti, mummi, isänäiti, mummo, äidinäitiFinnish
- ommaFaroese
- aïeule, grand-mèreFrench
- beppeWestern Frisian
- mamó, máthair mhór, seanmháthairIrish
- seanmhairScottish Gaelic
- avoaGalician
- jarýiGuaraní
- סָבָה, סָבְתָאHebrew
- नानी, दादी, दादी माHindi
- nagymama, nagyanyaHungarian
- տատիկ, տատ, հանArmenian
- granmatre, avaInterlingua
- nenekIndonesian
- avinoIdo
- ammaIcelandic
- nonnaItalian
- סַבתָאHebrew
- 外祖母, お婆ちゃん, お婆さん, 祖母, ばばJapanese
- დიდედა, ბებიაGeorgian
- әжеKazakh
- aanaq, aanaaKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- យាយ, អយ្យកា, ជីដូនKhmer
- ಅಜ್ಜಿKannada
- 외할머니, 할머니Korean
- داپیره, داپیرKurdish
- ky, кемпирKyrgyz
- aviaLatin
- GroussmammLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ຍ່າ, ແມ່ເຖົ້າLao
- senelė, bobutė, močiutėLithuanian
- vecmamma, vecāmāte, vecmāmiņaLatvian
- ба́баMacedonian
- മുത്തശ്ശി, അമ്മുമ്മ, അമ്മമ്മMalayalam
- эмээMongolian
- nenekMalay
- ဘွားဘွား, အဘွားBurmese
- oma, grootmoederDutch
- bestemor, mormor, farmorNorwegian
- análí, amá sáníNavajo, Navaho
- -ookomisOjibwe, Ojibwa
- ଜେଜେମାଆOriya
- ਨਾਨਿਮਾPanjabi, Punjabi
- babka, babcia, babuniaPolish
- نيا, اناPashto, Pushto
- avóPortuguese
- tatta, nona, tataRomansh
- mama mare, mamaie, bunicăRomanian
- ба́бка, ба́бушка, бабу́ля, бабу́сяRussian
- áhkkuNorthern Sami
- нена, staramajka, старамајка, nena, baba, бабаSerbo-Croatian
- babaSlovak
- stara mama, babicaSlovene
- gjyshjeAlbanian
- nkgonoSouthern Sotho
- farmor, mormorSwedish
- பாட்டிTamil
- అమ్మమ్మTelugu
- модаркалон, онакалонTajik
- ยาย, ย่าThai
- mama, eneTurkmen
- abwela, lelang, impo, lolaTagalog
- büyükanne, nineTurkish
- әби, дәү әни, нәнәTatar
- ба́ба, бабу́ся, бабусяUkrainian
- نانی, دادیUrdu
- buvi, achaUzbek
- bà ngoại, bà nộiVietnamese
- lemotVolapük
- באָבעYiddish
- 祖母Chinese
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