What does GRANDMOTHER mean?

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

Editors Contribution

  1. 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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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. Ann Marie Buerkle:

    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.

  2. David Tavella:

    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.

  3. Jill Biden:

    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.

  4. Vanessa Bryant:

    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.

  5. Amora Vidal:

    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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