grandmother
noun
grand·moth·er
ˈgran(d)-ˌmə-t͟hər 
1
: the mother of one's father or mother
2
: a female ancestor
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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
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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
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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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