as in grandfather
the mother of your father or mother
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Recent Examples of grandmother
The show will also feature a teenage grandson celebrating his 16th birthday with both of his grandmothers.
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Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 12 June 2025
Youthful Pleasures follows four estranged childhood companions attempt to recreate a perfect weekend from their past while waiting for their friend who spends to much time self-indulging in himself (to put it politely) in his grandmother’s home.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 June 2025
Venkatesa said her fondest memories are growing up in Chennai, India cooking with her grandmother who still gives her recipes at 84 years old.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025
Authorities stated that Acosta, the toddler's father and the toddler's grandmother were watching the boy while his mother was at work.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 June 2025
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Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 12 June 2025
Youthful Pleasures follows four estranged childhood companions attempt to recreate a perfect weekend from their past while waiting for their friend who spends to much time self-indulging in himself (to put it politely) in his grandmother’s home.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 June 2025
Venkatesa said her fondest memories are growing up in Chennai, India cooking with her grandmother who still gives her recipes at 84 years old.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025
Authorities stated that Acosta, the toddler's father and the toddler's grandmother were watching the boy while his mother was at work.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 June 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
Noun
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Lipman and Cowen confirmed that no one else was even considered for the role of mouthy matriarch Debbie Novotny.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2025
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Dow died in 2022, and Cleaver family matriarch Barbara Billingsley died in 2010.—
Grace Harrington,
People.com,
12 June 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 17 Jun. 2025.
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