grandmother
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English graundmodre, grauntmoder, granmoder; equivalent to grand- + mother. Compare French grand-mère. Superseded earlier eldmother, eldermother.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/
Audio (UK) (file) - (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹænˌmʌðə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/
Audio (GA) (file) - Hyphenation: grand‧mo‧ther
Noun[edit]
grandmother (plural grandmothers)
- A mother of someone's parent.
- A female ancestor or progenitor.
Synonyms[edit]
- (mother of someone's parent): See Thesaurus:grandmother
Antonyms[edit]
- (with regard to gender): grandfather
- (with regard to ancestry): granddaughter, grandson, grandchild
Hypernyms[edit]
Hyponyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- co-grandmother
- co-grandmother-in-law
- don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs, don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs, don't teach your grandmother how to milk ducks, don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep
- GILF
- grandmother cell
- grandmother clock
- grandmotherhood
- grandmothering
- grandmother-in-law
- grandmotherless
- grandmotherly
- great-grandmother
- great-great-grandmother
- great great great grandmother
- if my grandmother had balls, she'd be my granddad, if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a streetcar
- maternal grandmother
- paternal grandmother
- stepgrandmother
- you kiss your grandmother with that mouth
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Many languages use different terms for the mother of someone's father and the mother of someone's mother. When such a distinction is required in English, the phrases maternal grandmother (“mother of one's mother”) and paternal grandmother (“mother of one's father”) can be used. Specific translations can be added at those entries.
mother of someone's parent
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