grandmothernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡræn.mʌð.ər//ˈɡræm.mʌð.ər/us/ˈɡræn.mʌð.ɚ/informal grandma, granny, granA2 the mother of a person's father or mother:
Both my grandmothers were from Scotland.
[ as form of address ] formal or old-fashioned Sit down here, Grandmother, and rest.
More examples
- My grandmother is in her eighties.
- The apple pie was as good as the one my grandmother used to make.
- My grandmother was booked for speeding last week.
- He lives with his grandmother.
- She was brought up by her grandmother.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Family: relations in general
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
- birth mother
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- fraternal twin
- loved one
- maiden aunt
- maternal
- matriarch
- mom-and-pop
- son
- uncle
- working mother/father/parent
- your nearest and dearest idiom
- your own flesh and blood idiom
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Idiom(s)
teach your grandmother to suck eggs