grandmama
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5.0
- noun
- /ˈɡrændˌmɑːmə/
- Archaic
- Every Sunday, we would have dinner at grandmama's house with the whole family.
- mama and grandmama
- Grandmama said
- Oh, Grandmama
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- Now I'm doing this with my hand the way that my grandmama taught me.
Examples
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Johnny's grandmama left him this house when she died.
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This is my grandmama's ring.
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Your grandmama... she used to force me to read this book all the time.
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You feed your grandmama now, and you be sure to keep her dress clean.
Fiction book (1992) -
As my grandmama used to say, nothing better than a cream pie.
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Your aunt, your mama, your grandmama, you know what they all say?
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I think it will please you, Grandmama.
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"You should eat properly," Grandmama said to Caroline before the door was closed.
Fiction book (1993) -
Elizabeth was away again at Lancaster, spending the summer with her grandmama.
Fiction book (1994) -
Happy birthday, Grandmama.
Synonyms
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1.0
A woman who is the mother of your father or mother
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1.0
A mother of one of your parents
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1.0
A parent of your mother or father
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1.0
An older woman who is your grandmother or a friendly older family member
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7.9
A friendly name used for your grandmother
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5.3
A woman who is the mother of your mother or father
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2.9
A friendly name family members use for a grandmother
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9.1
A child's word for grandmother used in Britain
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9.1
A personal name used for a grandmother or a respected older woman
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7.2
A friendly name family members use for a grandmother
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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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8.5
An older woman, often a grandmother from Russia or Eastern Europe
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1.0
An older woman who is the mother of one of your parents
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9.9
An old-fashioned word for a grandmother
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9.0
A grandmother in families with German or Dutch background
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9.7
A loving name for an older woman used like a grandmother
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8.7
An older woman who is 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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9.2
A loving name family members use for a grandmother
A grandmother who is called by the French word
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grandmama comes from joining grand and mama. The part grand means 'big' or 'older' and mama is a baby word for 'mother', so grandmama is a warm, old-fashioned way to say 'grandmother'.