Lernwerd

grandmother

//ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for grandmother

Mnemonics, your own examples, reminders…

Forms

Plural
grandmothers

Definitions

  1. 1.A mother of someone's parent.

    • "It's a nightingale floor," our grandmother told us. "It warns us of thieves in the night."
    • Viral YouTuber and grandmother Shirley Curry, better known as ‘Skyrim Grandma’ is finally playing another Bethesda RPG after nine years.
  2. 2.A female ancestor or progenitor.

  3. 3.In Amazonian shamanism and related contexts, a reverential name for the ayahuasca vine or brew, symbolizing its role as a wise, guiding spirit.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2822

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Related words

Synonyms

Etymology

From Middle English graundmodre, grauntmoder, granmoder; equivalent to grand- + mother.

Compare French grand-mère.

Superseded earlier eldmother, eldermother.

Privacy policy