grandmother
noun
grand·moth·er
ˈgran(d)-ˌmə-t͟hər 
1
: the mother of one's father or mother
2
: a female ancestor
Examples of grandmother in a Sentence
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Within it, there are loaves of caraway rye bread — the pastry chef Sam Short remembers her Polish grandmother making liverwurst sandwiches with it — alongside guava cream cheese Danishes made from croissant trimmings.
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Roxanne Fequiere Elissa Suh Maria Geyman Katharine Sohn Jameson Montgomery Zoe Ruffner, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
For the next 10 days, Nimer's grandmother says his parents feared the worst.
—Rob Schmitz, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
According to an unsealed affidavit, Adams is the paternal grandmother of Butler's children and the two were involved in a custody battle.
—S. Dev, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
Months later her grandmother, who’d helped raise her, died, and in short order, Haddish was arrested in Georgia on suspicion of DUI.
—Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
As a child, Kay found peace and community in the kitchen while observing the creativity of her mother, aunts, and grandmother.
—Shayna Conde, Essence, 19 Apr. 2024
Perez, the 4-year-old girl, died at a hospital four days after the crash; her grandmother was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 19 Apr. 2024
When the internet had become more commonplace by the end of the decade, McGee researched his grandmother’s 1968 Mustang.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
During her book launch at the Brooklyn Public Library in March, the writer gently cried while reciting a poem that conjured her late grandmother, citing the death toll in the besieged strip of land.
—Zahra Hankir, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Apr. 2024
Roxanne Fequiere Elissa Suh Maria Geyman Katharine Sohn Jameson Montgomery Zoe Ruffner, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
For the next 10 days, Nimer's grandmother says his parents feared the worst.
—Rob Schmitz, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
According to an unsealed affidavit, Adams is the paternal grandmother of Butler's children and the two were involved in a custody battle.
—S. Dev, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
Months later her grandmother, who’d helped raise her, died, and in short order, Haddish was arrested in Georgia on suspicion of DUI.
—Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
As a child, Kay found peace and community in the kitchen while observing the creativity of her mother, aunts, and grandmother.
—Shayna Conde, Essence, 19 Apr. 2024
Perez, the 4-year-old girl, died at a hospital four days after the crash; her grandmother was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 19 Apr. 2024
When the internet had become more commonplace by the end of the decade, McGee researched his grandmother’s 1968 Mustang.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
During her book launch at the Brooklyn Public Library in March, the writer gently cried while reciting a poem that conjured her late grandmother, citing the death toll in the besieged strip of land.
—Zahra Hankir, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Grandmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandmother. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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grandmother
noun
grand·moth·er
ˈgran(d)-ˌmət͟h-ər
1
: the mother of one's father or mother
2
: a female ancestor
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