grandmamma
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8.1
- noun
- /ˌɡrændˈmɑːmə/
- Archaic
:
abuelita
- Every Sunday, my grandmamma makes her famous apple pie for the family gathering.
- grandmamma says
There are grandparents, grandmamas that love me on Dance with the Stars.
- There are grandparents, grandmamas that love me on Dance with the Stars.
- We've watched our Mamas, our grandmamas, our aunties speak I'll of a black man.
- My grandma, my grandmama RP assault.
Examples
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Grandmamma would be rolling over in her grave two times if she saw me now.
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Your grandmamma left me a whole lot of stuff in her will.
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My grandmamma has seen it.
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My grandmamma is goin' to be so mad!
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Good night, Grandmamma.
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When I was young, my grandmamma would tell me stories about her childhood.
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I love visiting my grandmamma because she always has warm cookies waiting for me.
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
20
5.0
A loving old-fashioned word for the mother of your parent
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9.1
A personal name used for a grandmother or a respected older woman
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9.5
An affectionate word for grandmother used in some South Asian families
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9.1
A child's word for grandmother used in Britain
5
9.9
A warm name for a grandmother in Jewish families
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2.0
The mother of your mother or father
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7.2
A friendly name family members use for a grandmother
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8.5
An older woman, often a grandmother from Russia or Eastern Europe
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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
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2.9
A friendly name family members use for a grandmother
A grandmother who is called by the French word
A grandmother in families with German or Dutch background
A loving name family members use for a grandmother
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word grandmamma comes from the parts grand ('big' or 'important') and mamma ('mother' or 'mama'), the same idea you see in grandmother. So grandmamma is a warm, old-fashioned way to name an older or very loved mother in the family.