grandmother
noun
grand·moth·er
ˈgran(d)-ˌmə-t͟hər 
1
: the mother of one's father or mother
2
: a female ancestor
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Jones and his younger brother Lloyd lived for a time in their grandmother’s shack without electricity in Louisville, Kentucky, before returning to Chicago.
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Elias Leight, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
Jamie Benyon’s Two Minutes won the best short film honor for his tale about two brothers getting interrupted by their grandmother while robbing a store.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin play cousins whose tour through Poland in honor of their grandmother sparks some serious family rivalry.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
Tate, a mother of four, grandmother of 16 and barely 5 feet tall, asked.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Elias Leight, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
Jamie Benyon’s Two Minutes won the best short film honor for his tale about two brothers getting interrupted by their grandmother while robbing a store.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin play cousins whose tour through Poland in honor of their grandmother sparks some serious family rivalry.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
Tate, a mother of four, grandmother of 16 and barely 5 feet tall, asked.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
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grandmother
noun
grand·moth·er
ˈgran(d)-ˌmət͟h-ər
1
: the mother of one's father or mother
2
: a female ancestor
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