Grandmother
81grandfather, grandmother — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ maternal, paternal ▪ doting …
82we are a grandmother — Meaning Origin UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher s statement to the press on the birth of her first grandchild. An example of the use of the Royal We . Her adoption of a form of speech previously reserved for royalty and her imperious manner… …
83his grandmother — mother of one of his parents …
84teach one's grandmother to suck eggs — presume to advise a more experienced person. → grandmaster …
85teach your grandmother to suck eggs — British informal to tell someone how to do something when they can already easily do it …
86teach one's grandmother to suck eggs — Offer advice to an older, wiser, senior person, esp. in his own expertise …
87great grandmother — noun a mother of your grandparent (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑great grandparent …
88devil's-grandmother — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun (plural devil s grandmothers) : a woolly herb (Elephantopus tomentosus) with bluish flowers called also elephant s foot, tobaccoweed …
89teach one's grandmother to suck eggs — presume to advise a more experienced person …
90Lois — Grandmother of Timothy (2 Tim. 1:5). She is described as a woman of faith, which suggests both that Timothy is a third generation Christian and that the Church is well established …