grandmother

A1 Topic:Family & Relationships

US /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/ UK /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ See IPA manual

Freq #2170

Meanings

1

noun
The mother of your father or mother.

My grandmother taught me how to knit.
2

noun
A female ancestor.

Her grandmothers came to this country a hundred years ago.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the mother of your father... granny

More abuelababababciababushkababusiabeldamebubbeeldermothereldmothergammy gramgramma

Opposites

grandchild granddaughter grandfather grandson

Word family

Forms grandmothers

Derived forms co-grandmothergilfgod-grandmothergrandmother-in-lawgrandmotherfuckergrandmotherhoodgrandmotheringgrandmotherishgrandmotherismgrandmotherlessgrandmotherlygreat-grandmother

Related forms great-grandfather

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Phrases (1)

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maternal grandmother
the mother of someone's mother

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (1)

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Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs

Etymology

From Middle English graundmodre, grauntmoder, granmoder; equivalent to grand- + mother. Compare French grand-mère. Superseded earlier eldmother, eldermother.

graundmodre Middle English

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Topics

Family & Relationships

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# grandmother

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/
**Frequency rank:** 2170

## Meanings
1. The mother of your father or mother.
2. A female ancestor.

## Examples
- My grandmother taught me how to knit.
- Her grandmothers came to this country a hundred years ago.

## Synonyms
- abuela
- baba
- babcia
- babushka
- babusia
- beldame
- bubbe
- eldermother
- eldmother
- gammy
- gram
- gramma

## Antonyms
- grandchild
- granddaughter
- grandfather
- grandson

## Derived Forms
- co-grandmother
- gilf
- god-grandmother
- grandmother-in-law
- grandmotherfucker
- grandmotherhood
- grandmothering
- grandmotherish
- grandmotherism
- grandmotherless
- grandmotherly
- great-grandmother

## Related Forms
- great-grandfather

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: graundmodre

## Etymology
From Middle English graundmodre, grauntmoder, granmoder; equivalent to grand- + mother. Compare French grand-mère. Superseded earlier eldmother, eldermother.

## AI Etymology
Grandmother comes from Middle English graundmodre, grauntmoder, granmoder; equivalent to grand- + mother. Compare French grand-mère. Superseded earlier eldmother, eldermother. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “The mother of your father or mother” and “A female ancestor”.

## Topics
- Family & Relationships

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