as in grandfather
the mother of your father or mother
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Recent Examples of grandmother
Atelier Renata is run by the chef Erika Blu, who named the restaurant after her own grandmother.
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Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
More than four decades after a woman’s dismembered torso was found in a California field, it has been identified as that of a grandmother who vanished in the 1980s, prosecutors say.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2025
Her grandparents were also influential, with one grandmother often taking her to concerts and plays and a grandfather who was a Protestant minister.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Most people would be appalled if someone threw a party in the place where their great great grandmother was imprisoned and abused.
—Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Time, 21 May 2025
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Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
More than four decades after a woman’s dismembered torso was found in a California field, it has been identified as that of a grandmother who vanished in the 1980s, prosecutors say.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2025
Her grandparents were also influential, with one grandmother often taking her to concerts and plays and a grandfather who was a Protestant minister.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Most people would be appalled if someone threw a party in the place where their great great grandmother was imprisoned and abused.
—Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Time, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandmother
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Her grandfather believed that was untenable, Monica Church said, and instead sought compromise with mining groups, ranchers and others.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 June 2025
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In From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, Ana de Armas’ Eve is seeking revenge after the death of her father, Javier (David Castañeda), who was killed in an assassination attempt by his father-in-law and her grandfather, The Chancellor (Gabriel Byrne) a dozen years before.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Named after the family matriarch, Sigrid showcases the elegance and complexity achievable in Willamette Valley Chardonnay, with vibrant acidity, a layered, creamy texture, and remarkable age-worthiness.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Machado plays the tough matriarch while newcomers Tatianna Córdoba and Florencia Cuenca play her daughters.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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The intersection of these two facts does convince me that William's genealogical ancestress, Eliza Kewark, did have South Asian ancestry (not totally surprising even in notionally ethnically distinct groups like Armenians or Parsis who have been long resident in India).—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
14 June 2013
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Instead of being a reticulated mesh the genealogy of mtDNA is a clean and inverted elegant tree leading back to a common ancestress.—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
17 Nov. 2010
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“Grandmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandmother. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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