grandmother in English: The mother of your mother or of your father. (noun)

Translation

The mother of your mother or of your father.

Word origin

From grand, meaning one step further away in the family, joined to mother.

Gender

Pluralgrandmothers

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A "grandmother" is the mother of one of your parents.

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The plural is "grandmothers".

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"Grandmother" is the full, polite word; "grandma" is the warm, short one.

grandma

The mother of your mother or father. It is the friendly, everyday word for a grandmother.

grandfather

The father of your mother or of your father.

mother

A woman who has a child; your female parent.

family

A group of people who are related, such as parents and their children.

aunt

The sister of your mother or father, or the wife of your uncle.

elder

An older person, especially one who is respected; also used before a noun to mean the older of two.

grandson

The son of your son or daughter.

granny

A warm, friendly word for your grandmother, the mother of your mother or father.

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