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grandma

[gran-mah, -maw, grand-, gram-, gram-muh] / ˈgrænˌmɑ, -ˌmɔ, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm-, ˈgræm mə /
NOUN
grandmother
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Their wholesome content can also act as a "virtual grandma" for followers, she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

“My grandma speaks fluent Spanish, and she talks to me, my brothers, and my sister in Spanish, and we answer in English,” says Uttapa on Zoom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Now that Graham’s gone, it’s only fitting that his imaginary grandma rest her bewigged skeleton in that great rocking chair in the sky.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

Emerson shrugs: “I mean my grandma definitely took me to a Passover thing once when I was like seven.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

“She would have loved to meet you. Birdie and your grandma are probably drinking margaritas in heaven, looking down and talking about what a fine kid you are.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

These grandmas and grandpas aren’t like their own grandmas and grandpas.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

“We’re going to start a wall where customers can put up their own photos—of their grandmas, of course.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

"Be good when you get to the rainbow bridge, play with the older brothers and sisters, grandpas and grandmas from the neighbourhood," one user wrote.

From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025

In Asian culture, there are lots of shrines in homes, ancestral shrines with pictures of grandmas and candles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2025

Like many grandmas, Great-Grandma Jamila had tattoos that adorned the backs of her hands, her chin, and her forehead.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat


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