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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Chances are your grandmother kept a jar of bacon grease beside the stove, ever on hand to take her dishes from good to great.
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2025
Jurado-Lugo went into hiding and was living with his grandmother in Chihuahua, Mexico, for some time.
—Graeme Taskerud, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2025
My grandmother was a bourgeois German Jew, and my grandfather was the son of a stonemason in Sardinia.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Starring Vince Vaughn and Susan Sarandon, the film follows a man who risks everything to honor his late mother by opening an Italian restaurant with a group of local grandmothers.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2025
Jurado-Lugo went into hiding and was living with his grandmother in Chihuahua, Mexico, for some time.
—Graeme Taskerud, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2025
My grandmother was a bourgeois German Jew, and my grandfather was the son of a stonemason in Sardinia.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Starring Vince Vaughn and Susan Sarandon, the film follows a man who risks everything to honor his late mother by opening an Italian restaurant with a group of local grandmothers.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Grandmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandmother. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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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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