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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

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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. Phyllida Law:

    I have three grandchildren – one girl and two boys. I'm a very doting grandmother. I think you're allowed to spoil when you're a granny, that's what grannies are for. In my house, chocolate biscuits are called "don't tell Dad" because that's what I say to them when they see the chocolate biscuits.

  2. Prince Harry:

    I’ve never blindsided my grandmother, i have too much respect for her.

  3. Angela Rafuse:

    She was my grandmother’s best friend and when she passed away, my grandfather took care of her for the next year before he passed away, he wouldn’t put his name on the list for a nursing home knowing nobody would take the cat, who has the grumpiest meow I've ever heard.

  4. Missy Perez:

    My grandmother had called earlier that morning frustrated and in tears with her attempts to log on, eventually receiving a message that she'd been locked out from trying too many times -- a message she thought was specifically for her, not realizing many others were in the same boat.

  5. Christy Zito:

    I stand here before you today as a mother and grandmother who has had to use a firearm to defend their child, even though I didnt have to pull the trigger, just the fact that they could see it, and they knew that I had it, was the determining factor. Opponents say allowing teenagers to carry a concealed weapon without a permit within city limits could lead to shootings. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP.

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