grandmother
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- noun
- /ˈɡrændˌmʌðər/
:
abuela
- My grandmother tells wonderful stories from her childhood that I love to hear.
- mother and grandmother
- maternal grandmother
- grandmother and grandfather
You know, my my grandmother was really like my best friend.
- You know, my my grandmother was really like my best friend.
- But in this instance, my grandmother would call and check on me.
- Yeah, because my grandmother committed suicide, which is what stopped me.
- I know my grandmother would be over the moon with happiness.
- So my grandmother was, was suddenly our our mum.
- I don't mean your lucky friend who inherited his grandmother's money.
- And so my grandmother was really the matriarch of our family.
- You're coming home soon, her grandmother said.
- And then my middle name is from my grandmother.
- And I guess I kind of stop seeing my grandmother as much.
Examples
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My mom and my grandmother taught me how to cook.
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But in this instance, my grandmother would call and check on me.
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You know, my my grandmother was really like my best friend.
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Your friends from high school are there, your grandmother is there, right?
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And she happened to be the grandmother of one of our students.
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OK, But my grandmother used to say to me, what are you doing?
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When my grandmother died she was blind.
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I know my grandmother would be over the moon with happiness.
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And then my grandmother was diagnosed with bone cancer.
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It's homemade... my grandmother's recipe.
Synonyms
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A woman who is the mother of your father or mother
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A parent of your mother or father
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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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9.3
A Spanish word for grandmother used lovingly by family members
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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
3
7.9
A grandmother in a family, often in Spanish-speaking homes
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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
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9.9
An old-fashioned word for a grandmother
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8.7
An older woman who is the mother of your parent
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8.9
A grandmother in Italian families
A grandmother who is called by the French word
A grandmother in families with German or Dutch background
Idioms
- Informal
To betray or use close family to get something for yourself
Compounds
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grandmother is made of grand- meaning 'great' and mother, so it literally means the 'great' or older mother, the mother of one of your parents.