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Webster 1913 Edition


Grandmother

Grand′moth′er

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Noun.
The mother of one’s father or mother.

Webster 1828 Edition


Grandmother

GRAND'MOTHER

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Noun.
The mother of one's father or mother.

Definition 2024


grandmother

grandmother

English

Noun

grandmother (plural grandmothers)

  1. A mother of someone's parent.
  2. A female ancestor or progenitor.

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Many languages use different terms for the mother of someone's father and the mother of someone's mother. When such a distinction is required in English, the phrases maternal grandmother (mother of one's mother) and paternal grandmother (mother of one's father) can be used. Specific translations can be added at those entries.