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grandmother

noun

grand·​moth·​er ˈgran(d)-ˌmə-t͟hər How to pronounce grandmother (audio)
1
: the mother of one's father or mother
2
: a female ancestor
grandmotherly adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The grandmother was Marcella Barrett, Alden’s mother. Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022 Anne is the mother to two children, the two eldest of the queen's eight grandchildren, and the grandmother to five children, two of them the eldest of the queen's 12 great-grandchildren. Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2022 The family believed Greenburg followed someone there because he has never been invited there and had no reason to know where the grandmother lives. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2022 The grandmother, however, still had another one hidden somewhere in the house. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 1 Sep. 2022 The woman was not home, so police left with the grandmother, for the woman, citations for disorderly conduct and obstructing official business. cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022 Momoa is one of several new additions to the series, as Rita Moreno will play the grandmother of Vin Diesel's character, and Brie Larson has also joined the sequel. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 26 Aug. 2022 Eighteen additional victims were wounded by Ramos’ gunfire, including the 18-year-old’s grandmother. Malaika Jabali, Essence, 25 Aug. 2022 Tens of thousands of people were expected for the Mass at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, to mark the Feast of St. Anne, the grandmother of Jesus and a figure of particular veneration for Canadian Catholics. Nicole Winfield, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of grandmother was in the 15th century

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