GRANDMOTHER

grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna

(noun) the mother of your father or mother

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

grandmother (plural grandmothers)

A mother of someone's parent.

A female ancestor or progenitor.

Synonyms

• (mother of someone's parent): See grandmother

Antonyms

• (with regard to gender): grandfather

• (with regard to ancestry): granddaughter, grandson, grandchild

Hypernyms

• grandparent

Hyponyms

• maternal grandmother

• paternal grandmother

Source: Wiktionary


Grand"moth"er, n.

Definition: The mother of one's father or mother.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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