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grandma

[gran-mah, -maw, grand-, gram-, gram-muh] / ˈgrænˌmɑ, -ˌmɔ, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm-, ˈgræm mə /
NOUN
grandmother
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"Both my mum and my grandma, they've both got suits and they like to come and help me out on occasion, when I'm checking on the hives."

From BBC • May 14, 2026

And Lady Gaga, Mother Monster though she is, has spent her short but promising acting career channeling grandma, which I mean with the utmost respect and adoration.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

“My grandma is such a quintessential Leo,” Inez says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

When they were five years old, she got a place to study at university in London, and left her children behind in Nottingham with her best friend's mother, who the twins called "grandma".

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The Red Cross had helped Dad track down Abe and his grandma in Little Rock, Arkansas.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis




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