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grandmother

[gran-muhth-er, grand-, gram-] / ˈgrænˌmʌð ər, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm- /


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Janet Vigo, a nail-salon technician, prepared four boxes of adult diapers and a rechargeable fan for her 84-year-old bedridden grandmother, who recently broke her hip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

In it, Aadhya carefully feeds her grandmother a morsel of food.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Felix Puelm, a 42-year-old history professor, told AFP that he discovered his now-deceased grandmother had joined the Nazis in 1940 when she was 19.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Both my mother and grandmother went to Carson but it was Coach Jojo who showed me what it truly meant to be part of the Colt family.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

My grandmother, G, shuffles into the room in her neon-pink housecoat.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell




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