English Explanatory Dictionary

grandma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Grandmother.
verb
  1. To address (someone) as “grandma”.
  2. To be or act as a grandmother to (someone).
name
  1. An unfriendly and disparaging way of addressing an elderly woman whose name is unknown.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹænmɑː/ /ˈɡɹænmə/ /ˈɡɹɒnmɑː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grandma.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-grandma.wav

Word forms

grandma grandmas granma gran'ma gramma grandma-ing grandmaing grandmaed

Etymology

From grand- + ma, after grandmother.

Related words

grandpa

Derived words

coastal grandma don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs everyone and their grandma glam-ma grammie grandma chic grandmacore grandmalike great-grandma great-great-grandma teach grandma how to suck eggs
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