grandmother

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Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Noun 2.1 Related words and phrases 2.2 Synonyms

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Singular grandmother

Plural grandmothers

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.

[change] Related words and phrases

• grandparent
• grandfather
• generation

[change] Synonyms

• grandma
• grammy

Members of a family (edit)

parent: father - mother | spouse: husband - wife | child: son - daughter | sibling: brother - sister | uncle | aunt | nephew | niece | cousin | grandparent: grandfather - grandmother | grandchild: grandson - granddaughter