grandmother
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English graundmodre, grauntmoder, granmoder; equivalent to grand- + mother.
Pronunciation Noungrandmother (plural grandmothers)
- A mother of someone's parent.
- A female ancestor or progenitor.
- (mother of someone's parent) See Thesaurus:grandmother
- (antonym(s) of “with regard to gender”): grandfather
- (antonym(s) of “with regard to ancestry”): granddaughter, grandson, grandchild
- French: grand-mère, aïeule
- German: Großmutter, Oma, Omi, Großmütterchen (diminutive), Großmütterlein (diminutive)
- Italian: nonna
- Portuguese: avó
- Russian: ба́бушка
- Spanish: abuela
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