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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Her grandmother would remind her that Black people had long been barred from exercising their right to vote.
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Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
Whenever her grandmother or mother cooked, Vasquez knew something special was coming.
—Cindy Carcamo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
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Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
Whenever her grandmother or mother cooked, Vasquez knew something special was coming.
—Cindy Carcamo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 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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