as in matriarch
the mother of your father or mother
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Recent Examples of grandmother
Scorcio, like her grandmother, has been close with Slim Shady from the beginning.
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
My maternal grandmother, Marcela Fernández, was born in 1914 in an Arizona copper town to parents who fled the Mexican Revolution before returning to their mountain pueblo in Zacatecas.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Cecilia Rokusek heads the National Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and grew up with a traditional lamb cake (Velikonoční beránek) baked by her grandmother in a cast-iron mold.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
Kaori’s heartbroken paternal great-grandmother, Arlene Poitier, spoke at the vigil, remembering how the infant would sleep with her at night.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
My maternal grandmother, Marcela Fernández, was born in 1914 in an Arizona copper town to parents who fled the Mexican Revolution before returning to their mountain pueblo in Zacatecas.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Cecilia Rokusek heads the National Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and grew up with a traditional lamb cake (Velikonoční beránek) baked by her grandmother in a cast-iron mold.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
Kaori’s heartbroken paternal great-grandmother, Arlene Poitier, spoke at the vigil, remembering how the infant would sleep with her at night.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandmother
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The physically towering Brimelow family matriarch was holding up keys to the castle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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As playful re-enactments give way to haunting revelations, Dea and Asllan confront the painful disappearance of a beloved matriarch and the collective scars of a community grappling with memory and loss.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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In the first story, a couple worry about how a possible family curse that began when an ancestor made a bargain to escape enslavement might affect their happy life.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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So when a park ranger spotted one while monitoring streams in a remote forest in September 2025, the discovery thrilled scientists and wildlife enthusiasts alike — and offered rare data about an endangered species whose ancestors lived alongside dinosaurs.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 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 12 Apr. 2026.
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