grand·ma

(grănd′mä′, grăn′-, grăm′mä′, grăm′ə)

n. Informal

A grandmother.

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grandma

(ˈɡrænˌmɑː; ˈɡrænd-; ˈɡræm-) ,

grandmama

grandmamma

informal words for grandmother

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

grand•moth•er

(ˈgrænˌmʌð ər, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm-)

n.

1. the mother of one's father or mother.

2. a female ancestor.

[1375–1425]

grand′moth`er•ly, adj.

grand′moth`er•li•ness, n.

Grandma

A term often applied to the lowest gear on a farm truck when the truck had a four-speed transmission. The name presumably arose because the very slow speed of the truck was likened to that of a grandmother

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

grandma - the mother of your father or mother

gran, grandmother, grannie, granny, nanna, nan

grandparent - a parent of your father or mother

nan - your grandmother

Translations

جَدَّة

babička

bedstemor

Großmutter Oma Omi

γιαγιούλα

abuela abuelita

isoäitimummimummo

mamie mémé bonne-maman grand-maman

baka

nonna

おばあちゃん

할머니

bunicuţă

babica

mormorfarmor

ย่า ยาย

nine

bà

奶奶

grandma

[ˈgrænmɑː] grandmama [ˈgrænməˌmɑː] N → abuela f
yes, grandma → sí, abuela

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

grandma

[ˈgrændmə] n → mamie f, mémé f
my grandma → ma mamie

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

grandma

[ˈgrænˌmɑː] grandmama [ˈgrænməˌmɑː] n (fam) → nonna, nonnina

Grandma

→ جَدَّة babička bedstemor Großmutter γιαγιούλα abuelita isoäiti mamie baka nonna おばあちゃん 할머니 oma bestemor babunia avozinha, vovó бабуля mormor ย่า ยาย nine bà 奶奶

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References in classic literature

Pickwick, grandma!' screamed both the young ladies together.

'Grandma's rather put out now,' said Miss Isabella Wardle, in a low tone; 'but she'll talk to you presently.'

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She could not explain the feeling; but she was glad when the play was done, and they were safe at home, where kind grandma was waiting to see them comfortably into bed.

As Polly freed her mind, and emphasized her opinion with a decided rap of the boot she had just taken off, Fanny laughed, and said, while she pirouetted about the room, like Mademoiselle Therese, "Polly was shocked, grandma. Her eyes were as big as saucers.

"I think you are right, my dear; but you have lived in the country, and have n't yet learned that modesty has gone out of fashion." And with a good-night kiss, grandma left Polly to dream dreadfully of dancing in jockey costume, on a great stage; while Tom played a big drum in the orchestra; and the audience all wore the faces of her father and mother, looking sorrowfully at her, with eyes like saucers, and faces as red as Fanny's sash.

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Grandma is holding to the comic supplement with a two-hours' grip; and little Tottie, the baby, is rocking along the best she can with the real estatc transfers.

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Another little visit to the seashore would suit her better, and as Grandma could not be prevailed upon to leave the babies, Jo took Beth down to the quiet place, where she could live much in the open air, and let the fresh sea breezes blow a little color into her pale cheeks.

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"I want you and father and grandma'm, and all of us, and the stranger too, to start right away, and go and take a drink out of the basin of the Flume!"

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PaPa and Grandma had a milk barn, and when I was 12, I spent the whole summer helping them milk cows.

the truth about the thistle wars

"Carrie's Flight" is a beautiful exploration of a child's loving relationship with her Grandma and her dreams about flying.

Carrie's Flight

Last night my grandma had died, and I was still not over it.

My maya

Olly has two grandmothers, Grandma Boring and Grandma Dangerous, and, when Grandma Dangerous turns up unexpectedly and whisks Olly, Thomas and Olly's friend Piper off to Russia by hot air balloon to swop a fake Faberge egg for the real one, things get pretty adventurous.

Grandma Dangerous and the Egg of Glory