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grandmother

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grand·moth·er  (grndmr, grn-)
n.
1. The mother of one's father or mother.
2. A female ancestor.

grandmother
Noun
the mother of one's father or mother
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.grandmothergrandmother - the mother of your father or mother
grandparent - a parent of your father or mother
nan - your grandmother
Translations
grandmother [ˈgrænmʌðəʳ] nabuela

grandmother [ˈgrænmʌðəʳ] grand ngrand-mère f

grandmother [ˈgrænmʌðəʳ] grand nGroßmutter f

grandmother [ˈgrænmʌðəʳ] nnonna

grandmother grandfather


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Set out before it gets hot, and when you are going, walk nicely and quietly and do not run off the path, or you may fall and break the bottle, and then your grandmother will get nothing; and when you go into her room, don't forget to say, "Good morning", and don't peep into every corner before you do it.
The stove was very large, with bright nickel trimmings, and behind it there was a long wooden bench against the wall, and a tin washtub, into which grandmother poured hot and cold water.
His grandmother had been raised on a farm near the town and as a young girl had gone to school there when Winesburg was a village of twelve or fifteen houses clustered about a general store on the Trunion Pike.
 
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