Grandmother

  • 61The Grandmother — For a short movie by David Lynch see The Grandmother. The Grandmother ( cs. Babička ) is a novel written by Czech writer Božena Němcová in 1855. It is her most popular work and is regarded as a classic piece of Czech literature.PlotThe book… …

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  • 62To Grandmother's House We Go — Infobox Film name = To Grandmother s House We Go caption = director = producer = writer = starring = Ashley Olsen, Mary Kate Olsen music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released = runtime = country = United States language = English… …

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  • 63Spider Grandmother — The Spider Grandmother is creator of the world in Native American religions and myths such as that of the Pueblo and Navajo peoples. She was responsible for the stars in the sky. She took a web she had spun, and laced it with dew. She then threw… …

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  • 64great-grandmother — (n.) 1520s, from GREAT (Cf. great) + GRANDMOTHER (Cf. grandmother) …

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  • 65don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs — A caution against offering advice to someone wiser and more experienced than oneself. The metaphorical phrase to teach one’s grandmother (to suck eggs) is also found. 1707 J. STEVENS tr. Quevedo’s Comical Works IV. 403 You would have me teach my… …

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  • 66teach your grandmother to suck eggs — 1. To presume to teach someone older and wiser than oneself 2. To teach someone something that he or she knows already • • • Main Entry: ↑egg * * * teach your grandmother to suck eggs british informal phrase to tell someone how to do something… …

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  • 67Great-grandmother — Great grand moth er, n. The mother of one s grandfather or grandmother. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 68paternal grandmother — noun Ones fathers mother; the grandmother on ones fathers side. See Also: maternal grandmother, maternal grandfather, paternal grandfather …

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  • 69teach your grandmother to suck eggs — teach (your) grandmother to suck eggs British & Australian to give advice to someone about a subject that they already know more about than you. You re teaching your grandmother to suck eggs, Ted. I ve been playing this game since before you were …

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  • 70teach grandmother to suck eggs — teach (your) grandmother to suck eggs British & Australian to give advice to someone about a subject that they already know more about than you. You re teaching your grandmother to suck eggs, Ted. I ve been playing this game since before you were …

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