grandmother
noun
grand·moth·er
| \ ˈgran(d)-ˌmə-t͟hər
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Definition of grandmother
1
: the mother of one's father or mother
2
: a female ancestor
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Other Words from grandmother
grandmotherly
\ ˈgran(d)-ˌmə-t͟hər-lē
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of grandmother in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Your grandmother doesn’t seem to know how to love everyone equally. — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, "Ask Amy: She throws money at her loser son and ignores the amazing one," 12 Sep. 2019 Your grandmother doesn’t seem to know how to love everyone equally. — BostonGlobe.com, "Enabling mom creates extreme family imbalance - The Boston Globe," 12 Sep. 2019 Your grandmother doesn’t seem to know how to love everyone equally. — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, "Enabling mom creates extreme family imbalance," 12 Sep. 2019 Your grandmother doesn’t seem to know how to love everyone equally. — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, "Ask Amy: Enabling mom creates extreme family imbalance," 12 Sep. 2019 Your daughter broke her leg, her grandmother shattered both wrists. — Steve Rushin, SI.com, "The Death of Paper Tickets and the Stories They Leave Behind," 12 Sep. 2019 Roberts was at his grandmother's home in Richmond that afternoon when someone entered the house and shot him in the backyard, CNN affiliate KPIX reported in a statement attributed to Roberts' family. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, "Former NFL player Terrell Roberts shot and killed," 12 Sep. 2019 Your grandmother doesn’t seem to know how to love everyone equally. — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, "Ask Amy: Enabling mom creates extreme family imbalance," 12 Sep. 2019 Bell, who is from Jacksonville, Florida, was in Allendale, South Carolina with his grandmother ahead of Hurricane Dorian. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "A 6-year-old used his Disney birthday trip money to help hurricane evacuees. Now he's going for free.," 11 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'grandmother.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for grandmother
grandmother
noun
English Language Learners Definition of grandmother
: the mother of your father or mother
See the full definition for grandmother in the English Language Learners Dictionary
grandmother
noun
grand·moth·er
| \ ˈgrand-ˌmə-t͟hər
, ˈgran-\
, ˈgran-\
Kids Definition of grandmother
1
: the mother of someone's father or mother
2
: a female ancestor
She learned skills passed down from her grandmothers.
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