grandmother

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Noun

Singular grandmother

Plural grandmothers

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1. (countable) Someone's grandmother is the mother of one of their parents.

   The mother of my mother is Jane Smith. Jane Smith is my grandmother.

   I have two grandmothers. They are the mother of my mother and the mother of my father.

Related words and phrases

• grandparent
• grandfather
• generation

Synonyms

• grandma
• grammy