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grandma
[gran-mah, -maw, grand-, gram-, gram-muh]
grandma
/ ˈɡrænˌmɑː, ˈɡrænd-, ˈɡrænməˌmɑː, ˈɡrænd-, ˈɡræm- /
noun
informal words for grandmother
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“A grandma can pray at home on her knees, but who’s in Austin on the inside, that has a voice, that has a vote?”
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There’s a photo of Melodee smiling at her grandma as a toddler.
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The bad news: Your grandma’s dishes might be less valuable than you think.
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“Come with us to Thanksgiving. My grandma makes the best everything!”
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Families and couples of a certain age might even haul out grandma’s treasured china and give it a good dusting — that is, if you didn’t offload it at a garage sale or eBay.
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What does grandma mean?
Grandma is an informal word for grandmother—the mother of a person’s parent.When a mother’s child has their own children, that mother becomes a grandma. The word ma is an informal way to say mother.Grandma is often combined with a name, especially when a person has two grandmothers that they call Grandma, as in Grandma Marg and Grandma Marie. Should grandma be capitalized?Grandma should be capitalized when it’s used as a proper name, as in Please tell Grandma that I miss her. But grandma does not need to be capitalized when it’s simply used as a way to refer to her, as in Please tell my grandma that I miss her. Example: It doesn’t matter what you call your grandma, as long as you call her.
Grandma is an informal word for grandmother—the mother of a person’s parent.When a mother’s child has their own children, that mother becomes a grandma. The word ma is an informal way to say mother.Grandma is often combined with a name, especially when a person has two grandmothers that they call Grandma, as in Grandma Marg and Grandma Marie. Should grandma be capitalized?Grandma should be capitalized when it’s used as a proper name, as in Please tell Grandma that I miss her. But grandma does not need to be capitalized when it’s simply used as a way to refer to her, as in Please tell my grandma that I miss her. Example: It doesn’t matter what you call your grandma, as long as you call her.
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