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

Indian women are taught by their mothers and grandmothers to massage oils into their hair from a young age. —Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025

And of course, there's plenty of mentions of her mother and grandmother. —Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025

For Peretz there were potential portraits subjects everywhere, from his taxi driver in Thailand to a popular Mexican actor whose grandmother lived a simple life in Puebla. —Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025

Among those stopped was Yolanda Aguilera Martinez, a farmworker and grandmother who lives legally in the U.S. and has no criminal record. —Amy Maxmen | Kff Health News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 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