noun
grandmother
GRAN-muh-thuh
noun
1
The mother of one's mother or father.
"His grandmother taught him to bake bread from scratch."
How to Use Grandmother
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishYour parent's mother.
Common pairings
great-grandmother
maternal grandmother
paternal grandmother
Word Forms
grandmothers plural
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Etymology
From Middle English graundmodre, formed from "grand-" plus "mother," replacing the older word "eldmother."