grandmother

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In 1995, Keith starred in Next Of Kin as Maggie Prentice, a grandmother who made no secret of disliking her orphaned grandchildren when taking them in after the death of her estranged son.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

"We have nothing. No water, food or mattresses," Waseela Mohamed, a 70-year-old grandmother of seven, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Campos said her 44-year-old mother has asthma, her 9-year-old brother has epilepsy, and her 68-year-old grandmother is battling cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026

We stopped at the deli counter and my grandmother had a five or ten minute conversation with the deli guy and that made her feel really connected to the community.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026

“King of the Skies. Father of Tano and Nansi … and maybe some other kids I don’t quite remember. My grandmother told me a million stories about you.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer