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grandmother
[gran-muhth-er, grand-, gram-]
noun
the mother of one's father or mother.
a female ancestor.
grandmother
/ ˈɡrænd-, ˈɡrænˌmʌðə /
noun
the mother of one's father or mother
(often plural) a female ancestor
(often capital) a familiar term of address for an old woman
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grandmother1
Example Sentences
"I rode away on a camel with my grandmother, along a sandy road, and I started to cry."
In 2004 she published her memoirs Annabel: An Unconventional Life, where she recalled her aristocratic childhood, glamorous social life in 1960s Swinging London to her role as matriarch and grandmother.
Ayumi is the young go-between charged by his ailing grandmother to take over the supernatural family business.
During the trial, Lincoln was described by his dad and grandmother as having a love of trains and being attached to his mother.
His grandmother left him alone for about half an hour before checking on him, only to find the boy missing, prompting one of the largest land and air searches in South Australian history.
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When To Use
A grandmother is the mother of a person’s parent.When a mother’s child has their own children, that mother becomes a grandmother.Less commonly, grandmother can be used in a general way to refer to a female ancestor, as in This would not be possible without the contributions of those who came before us, our many grandmothers.Should grandmother be capitalized?Grandmother should be capitalized when it’s used as a proper name, as in Please tell Grandmother that I miss her. But grandmother does not need to be capitalized when it’s simply used as a way to refer to her, as in Please tell my grandmother that I miss her. Example: It doesn’t matter what you call your grandmother, as long as you call her.
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