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

On April 1, Shawnda Jackson, the girl's grandmother, said there had been six adult relatives at the house, where the girl lived with 11 relatives, when the attack happened. — Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2026

His grandmother married another Italian and had kids, but naturalized as Australian when his mother was six years old, creating the minor issue (Australia was a ius soli country at the time). — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

In his 2023 memoir, Spare, Meghan’s husband, Prince Harry, recalled the moment that his father, King Charles, realized that his new daughter-in-law was born on the same day as his beloved grandmother. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

In their grandmother’s home in a small town on the Malabar coast, an audio-recorder draws Meen into a world of traces. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 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