grandmother

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɡræn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɡræn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ or /ˈɡrænˌmʌðə/

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• Hyphenation: grand‧mo‧ther

Noun

Singular grandmother

Plural grandmothers

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1. (countable) Someone's grandmother is the mother of one of their parents.
   • Synonyms: grandma and grammy

   The mother of my mother is Jane Smith. Jane Smith is my grandmother.

   I have two grandmothers. They are the mother of my mother and the mother of my father.

Related words

• grandparent
• grandfather
• generation