grandmother

noun

grand·​moth·​er ˈgran(d)-ˌmə-t͟hər 

1

: the mother of one's father or mother

2

: a female ancestor

grandmotherly

ˈgran(d)-ˌmə-t͟hər-lē 

adjective

Examples of grandmother in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Among the mix of family jewels is the Lover’s Knot Tiara, which was originally commissioned by Queen Mary in the early 1900s as a replica of her grandmother Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel’s tiara. — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026

Named for Williams-Clark’s grandmother, Darlene’s opened in January, and the couple’s restaurant backgrounds are evident throughout the ice cream case. — Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2026

Occasionally, Navalna’s grandmother, who was still living in Mariupol, came to drop off a care package, which sometimes contained hard candies. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Thidarat Songrat, the 54-year-old grandmother of a student, said weapons screening was necessary because schools could not otherwise determine whether students might be carrying dangerous objects. — Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for grandmother

• another
• godmother
• stepbrother
• stepmother
• brother
• mother
• nother
• other
• smother
• souther

Kids Definition

grandmother

noun

grand·​moth·​er ˈgran(d)-ˌmət͟h-ər 

1

: the mother of one's father or mother

2

: a female ancestor