as in matriarch
the mother of your father or mother
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Recent Examples of grandmother
The boy was attacked by the dog, described as an adult American bulldog, and the grandmother also suffered significant injuries while stopping the attack.
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Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 12 Jan. 2026
So Gary’s snake grandmother was shown with old-fashioned spectacles and a Victorian collar.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
Even after Flanagan’s grandmother died, the work did not simply stop.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Jan. 2026
The central part of the tiara is said to have been given to Lady Cynthia Hamilton (Diana’s grandmother) in 1919 by her husband’s great-aunt, Lady Sarah Isabella Spencer.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
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Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 12 Jan. 2026
So Gary’s snake grandmother was shown with old-fashioned spectacles and a Victorian collar.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
Even after Flanagan’s grandmother died, the work did not simply stop.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Jan. 2026
The central part of the tiara is said to have been given to Lady Cynthia Hamilton (Diana’s grandmother) in 1919 by her husband’s great-aunt, Lady Sarah Isabella Spencer.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandmother
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The New York Times reported the Kardashian family matriarch purchased the home in 2010 for $4 million and allegedly spent millions renovating it over the years.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Dern, an executive producer on the series, who also plays feminist activist Linda Shaw, had one person in mind for the role of Norma Dellacorte, the flask-toting matriarch who rules the area’s social scene.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
7 Jan. 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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The issue is also deeply personal for Hall—his tribal council has granted and rescinded his own enrollment, all based on evolving interpretations of old documents about an ancestor.—
David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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The results show that the earliest lizard ancestors almost certainly lacked the armor altogether, with the trait remaining absent for tens of millions of years after lizards first evolved.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Jan. 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 15 Jan. 2026.
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