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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The woman was alert when taken to a hospital, while the three children were taken in by their grandmother.
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
The principles Brosseau learned growing up in his grandmother’s kitchen in Ontario inform the menu of Dear Margaret.
—Peter Breen, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
The principles Brosseau learned growing up in his grandmother’s kitchen in Ontario inform the menu of Dear Margaret.
—Peter Breen, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The next morning, Kelley received a text from her grandmother’s landlord asking whether anyone had picked up her grandmother because an evacuation order had been issued.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Kelley said her grandmother loved her Altadena community, and the destruction the wildfire caused would have hurt her deeply.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 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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