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

My grandmother’s apartment building was the stop where two of the families being honored had lived. — David Pollak, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Dunn is survived by her parents, one son, four stepchildren, one sister, her paternal grandmother, a niece and nephew, an aunt, two uncles, her mother-in-law, and several extended family members. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

After Ahmad’s death, his grandmother, Latanya Morrison, refused to allow his life to be remembered only for the disease that took him. — Jason Collins, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

Moctezuma Orland’s grandmother Iveliz Moctezuma told WFTV that a friend of her grandson’s called her and daughter Noemi Moctezuma to tell them that he had been shot. — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 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