Grandmother
1grandmother — ► NOUN ▪ the mother of one s father or mother. ● teach one s grandmother to suck eggs Cf. ↑teach one s grandmother to suck eggs …
2Grandmother — Grand moth er, n. The mother of one s father or mother. [1913 Webster] …
3grandmother — (n.) early 15c., from GRAND (Cf. grand) (adj.) + MOTHER (Cf. mother) (n.1), probably on analogy of Fr. grand mère. Replaced earlier GRANDAME (Cf. grandame) (c.1200) and O.E. ealdemodor …
4grandmother — [gran′muth΄ər, grand′muth΄ər, gra′muth΄ər] n. 1. the mother of one s father or mother: also a term of respectful familiarity to any elderly woman 2. a female ancestor …
5grandmother — /ˈgrænmʌðə / (say granmudhuh), /ˈgrænd / (say grand ) noun 1. the mother of one s father or mother. 2. Aboriginal English a woman of one s parents parents generation, especially a biological grandmother or one of her sisters. –phrase 3. just what …
6grandmother */*/ — UK [ˈɡræn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)] / US [ˈɡræn(d)ˌmʌðər] noun [countable] Word forms grandmother : singular grandmother plural grandmothers the mother of one of your parents. You are her granddaughter or grandson. You usually call your grandmother gran or… …
7grandmother — Used to the speaker’s grandmother. This full form is especially likely to be used by middle and upperclass speakers, as in Anglo Saxon Attitudes, by Angus Wilson. At lower social levels it is likely to become ‘Gran’ or ‘Granny’. These and… …
8grandmother — n. a female grandparent. Phrases and idioms: grandmother clock a clock like a grandfather clock but in a smaller case. teach one s grandmother to suck eggs presume to advise a more experienced person. Derivatives: grandmotherly adj …
9grandmother — Synonyms and related words: beldam, crone, dame, dowager, frump, gammer, grandam, grandma, grannam, granny, great grandmother, hag, old battle ax, old dame, old girl, old granny, old lady, old trot, old wife, old woman, trot, war horse, witch …
10grandmother — grand|moth|er [ græn,mʌðər ] noun count ** the mother of one of your parents. You are her granddaughter or grandson. You usually call your grandmother granny or grandma …
