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.
ChatGPT
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
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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
My grandfather was born in Kyivand left in the late 20s and migrated to Belgium where he met my grandmother and then started a family, we don’t carry the Ukrainian last name, for a lot of people who are descendants of World War II refuges or survivors of the Holocaust, a lot of names or paperwork were changed in the name of survival.
I became interested in Cuba hearing the stories of my great-grandparents and my grandmother. She lived until she was about 11 or 12 on a small sugar plantation in Chaparra, in eastern Cuba.
I know what I’m doing. I know this space, i know how cost works in the system. What if I were a grandmother and I’m trusting the system will take care of me? What if I’m a 20-something and I have a high deductible plan? I was able to fight for that information. I knew to fight for that information ... they wouldn’t. I think it’s a right to know up front what we are going to pay for a procedure.
I was there because I wanted the young protesters to know that in solidarity, that I stand with them, joyce Beatty know, I'm a grandmother, I'm an elected official, but I'm a black woman first and I felt the pain.
Education and knowledge are the only asset that you can not loose and no one can take it away from you (From the wisdom of my late grandmother Zahra Belfkih)
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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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