as in grandfather
the mother of your father or mother
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Recent Examples of grandmother
The Argentine captain celebrated with teammates and pointed to the sky, in memory of his grandmother.
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
In March, however, after the recent death of her grandmother, Taylor decided to surprise her parents with an unannounced visit to coincide with Mother's Day in Ireland and the U.K.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Although your great-grandmother would probably roll over in her grave at the notion of microwaving bacon, or would possibly accuse an air fryer of witchcraft and throw it in the river, these more modern methods have a bevy of fans.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2025
Flores was a wonderful mother and grandmother, Love said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
In March, however, after the recent death of her grandmother, Taylor decided to surprise her parents with an unannounced visit to coincide with Mother's Day in Ireland and the U.K.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Although your great-grandmother would probably roll over in her grave at the notion of microwaving bacon, or would possibly accuse an air fryer of witchcraft and throw it in the river, these more modern methods have a bevy of fans.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2025
Flores was a wonderful mother and grandmother, Love said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandmother
Noun
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Given his grandfather’s negative views on homosexuality, Min has not yet discussed being gay with his grandmother.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Steve Polidori joined his grandfather at the family’s meat-processing facility while studying at Colorado State University in the early ’90s and stayed on after graduation.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Explore The Judds See latest videos, charts and news The documentary delves into the nuanced relationship between The Judds matriarch Naomi Judd and her daughters Ashley and Wynonna.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
11 Apr. 2025
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Tom Hardy, House of the Dragon standout and acting legend Paddy Considine and finally, Oscar-winner Helen Mirren as the matriarch of the central crime family.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The intersection of these two facts does convince me that William's genealogical ancestress, Eliza Kewark, did have South Asian ancestry (not totally surprising even in notionally ethnically distinct groups like Armenians or Parsis who have been long resident in India).—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
14 June 2013
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Instead of being a reticulated mesh the genealogy of mtDNA is a clean and inverted elegant tree leading back to a common ancestress.—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
17 Nov. 2010
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“Grandmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandmother. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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