grandmother

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UK /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ US /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

charming, comfortable, great, healthy, late, precious, sick

VERB + GRANDMOTHER

comes, gift, happened, visit

GRANDMOTHER + NOUN

herself, kitten, letter

PREP.

after, after, along, from, in, up

ADV.

away, unexpectedly

Definitions

noun

A mother of someone's parent.

[…] man may admit that his grandfathers and grandmothers were mon[keys a]nd monkeyesses if he want^([sic]) to; that is his privilege.

"It's a nightingale floor," our grandmother told us. "It warns us of thieves in the night."

A female ancestor or progenitor.

In Amazonian shamanism and related contexts, a reverential name for the ayahuasca vine or brew, symbolizing its role as a wise, guiding spirit.

"Enter ayahuasca, the mystical grandmother of the psychedelic family, a beacon of profound spiritual experiences"

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the mother of your father or mother

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

don't teach your grandmother how to milk ducks

Alternative form of don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs.

don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep

Alternative form of don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs.

sell one's own grandmother

To do anything, especially unprincipled or illegal, in order to obtain what one desires.

Example Bank

[…] man may admit that his grandfathers and grandmothers were mon[keys a]nd monkeyesses if he want^([sic]) to; that is his privilege.

Wiktionary

"It's a nightingale floor," our grandmother told us. "It warns us of thieves in the night."

Wiktionary

“Not only is it showing that the brain of grandmothers is activated with grandparenting, it also shows that the parental brain areas are activated late in life, or perhaps are always activated. Once a

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My youngest brother was brought up by our grandmother.

Tatoeba · #27278

You probably think she told me she was on her way to visit her sick grandmother.

Tatoeba · #32253

Tom's grandmother looks healthy.

Tatoeba · #37361

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