grandmother

noun

grand·​moth·​er ˈgran(d)-ˌmə-t͟hər 

1

: the mother of one's father or mother

2

: a female ancestor

grandmotherly

ˈgran(d)-ˌmə-t͟hər-lē 

adjective

Examples of grandmother in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

My own grandmother recently passed in that home, so just honoring that. —Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025

One memory that lingers is shopping with her grandmother, when she was allowed to pick just one treat. —Nasha Smith, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025

Eliza Carson — daughter of Elizabeth's daughter with Richard Burton, Maria — is remembering her grandmother ahead of Mother's Day. —Angela Andaloro, People.com, 9 May 2025

Vita's Ukrainian mother (my grandmother) survived as an orphan for two years under German occupation and barely evaded being carted off to Germany to work as a forced laborer. —Sasha Vasilyuk, Time, 8 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for grandmother

• another
• godmother
• stepbrother
• stepmother
• brother
• mother
• nother
• other
• smother
• souther

Kids Definition

grandmother

noun

grand·​moth·​er ˈgran(d)-ˌmət͟h-ər 

1

: the mother of one's father or mother

2

: a female ancestor