grandmammy
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8.7
- noun
- /ˈɡrænˌmæmi/
- Informal
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abuelita
- Every Sunday, we have dinner at my grandmammy's house, and she cooks our favorite meals.
Examples
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I love spending time with my grandmammy, who tells the funniest stories.
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His family... and my family... - What? - See, a long while back, my great-great-grandmammy... and his great-granddaddy, they... you know.
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The grandmammy of all audio log use, System Shock, is still the best implementation by some distance.
Blog text (18) -
My grandmammy always makes the best cookies for the holidays.
Synonyms
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1.0
A mother of one of your parents
468
1.0
A woman who is the mother of your father or mother
275
1.0
A parent of your mother or father
173
7.9
A friendly name used for your grandmother
47
1.0
An older woman who is your grandmother or a friendly older family member
38
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
8
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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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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2.9
A friendly name family members use for a grandmother
1
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
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grandmammy is a warm blend of grand (as in grandma) and mammy ('mother'), so it feels like a very loving, childlike name for a grandmother. That's why grandmammy is used as an informal, affectionate term for one's grandmother.