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

One of my ancestors, a young woman called Caroline, my grandmother’s great grandmother, settled very close to that vineyard. —Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026

My biggest inspiration is my 103-year-old grandmother. —Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026

American women today are having fewer children than their mothers and grandmothers did. —Sarah McCammon, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026

After the Armenian genocide, his paternal grandmother’s family moved to Egypt, while his paternal grandfather’s relocated to Syria. —Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 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