as in matriarch
the mother of your father or mother
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Recent Examples of grandmother
The baby was left in the care of their foster grandmother, who was supposed to be taking the child to daycare on Wednesday, Farris told WKRN.
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
When Thomas was 11 years old, his mother, Katina Smith, and grandmother, Minnie Pearl Thomas, were arrested for their role in a cocaine ring run by Pearl Thomas from their home in Georgia.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
Dispatchers told officers that the man who called 911 confessed to strangling his grandmother to death, McCabe said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2026
During temple festivals, this search puts their relationship with their grandmother at risk.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
When Thomas was 11 years old, his mother, Katina Smith, and grandmother, Minnie Pearl Thomas, were arrested for their role in a cocaine ring run by Pearl Thomas from their home in Georgia.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
Dispatchers told officers that the man who called 911 confessed to strangling his grandmother to death, McCabe said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2026
During temple festivals, this search puts their relationship with their grandmother at risk.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandmother
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Nia Long plays Katherine Jackson, the family's matriarch, while Colman Domingo portrays Joe Jackson, the father and manager who helped launch the Jackson 5.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The film centers on Sueli, a formidable matriarch presiding over a busy, multi-generational household.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Alice, Dana’s ancestress, never becomes much more than a moral quandary: a stubborn victim who is unable to adapt.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2021
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Yang Asha is the mythical ancestress of the Miao people, an ethnic minority in China closely related to the Hmong of Southeast Asia.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
26 Nov. 2020
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Based on the 1995 novel by Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic follows the witchy women of the Owens’ family, whose heartbroken ancestor cursed their bloodline so that any man who falls in love with an Owens woman dies a tragic death.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Since the discovery of the bacterial flagellar motor in the 1970s, biologists and creationists alike have marveled at its design like medieval architects staring with awe at the dome of the Pantheon built by their Roman ancestors.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
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Through our hair and its many rituals, remain the herbalism of our foremothers in the new world, passing down their ingenuity of homemade balms, creams, and oils for hair growth.—
Eshe Ukweli,
refinery29.com,
7 June 2023
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In fact, precursors to modern bleaching processes didn’t come on the scene until the turn of the 20th century, leaving our foremothers and forefathers plenty of time to get creative with their blonde pursuits.—
AJ Willingham,
CNN,
28 May 2023
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“Grandmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandmother. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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