Grammy
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈɡræmi/
- Informal
:
abuelita
- SETH: Hey, it's a good thing your grammy's deaf.
You see, my brothers, we all, we get it from We get it from our Grammy.
- You see, my brothers, we all, we get it from We get it from our Grammy.
- And I'll be Grammy and you be Tommy Tomasi, the guy who owned the meat store and got Grammys, daddy tickets to the fireman's carnival.
- People don't believe it, but I really am because I mean, my great, they, she's my great, great grand aunt on my, my Bahamian Grammy side.
Examples
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You win your Tony Award and my Grammy and your Grammy and you have an Emmy.
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I'm sorry, grammy, I gotta go.
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Like I promised my old Grammy to be dead.
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Are you calling my grammy a whore?
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Alvy: My grammy never gave gifts.
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Cold's bad for Grammy, and that's how I'm going to remember it.
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Kayla, have you found grammy's earring?
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OK, Grammy and Fox BFFL forever because he's so kissable.
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My grammy always makes the best cookies during the holidays.
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Every Sunday, I visit my grammy for family dinner.
Synonyms
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1.0
A mother of one of your parents
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1.0
A woman who is the mother of your father or mother
173
7.9
A friendly name used for your grandmother
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1.0
An older woman who is your grandmother or a friendly older family member
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5.3
A woman who is the mother of your mother or father
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5.0
A loving old-fashioned word for the mother of your parent
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9.5
An affectionate word for grandmother used in some South Asian families
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9.9
A warm name for a grandmother in Jewish families
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9.1
A child's word for grandmother used in Britain
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2.0
The mother of your mother or father
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8.1
An old-fashioned, loving name for a child's grandmother
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7.2
A friendly name family members use for a grandmother
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9.7
A loving name for an older woman used like a grandmother
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1.0
An older woman who is the mother of one of your parents
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8.7
An older woman who is the mother of your parent
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9.9
An old-fashioned word for a grandmother
A loving name family members use for a grandmother
A grandmother in families with German or Dutch background
A grandmother who is called by the French word
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grammy is a family nickname formed from grandma ('grandmother'), a soft and friendly way to say the same thing. That's why calling someone Grammy means you are speaking to a loved grandmother.