grandmother
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His mother, in turn, had been introduced to the store by her grandmother, Georgia Bullock, a decades-long Pasadena resident and the first woman to serve as a municipal and superior court judge in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Your Miss Marple was influenced by your own grandmother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Hanna and her three siblings went to stay with their paternal grandmother as their mother, Aster Yohannes, was away studying in the US.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Lasha said Cosby invited her and her grandmother to his comedy show.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2018
Legendary grandmother Ruth Muskrat Bronson opened the driver’s door for Maggie.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Salterelli has seen cases where competing grandmothers both want to be guardians and a custody battle ensues.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Longevity prospered because these fit, caring and longer-lived grandmothers passed along their genes to more grandchildren.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
One study has shown reduced mortality rates for women who became grandmothers after the age of 50.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Pregnant Then Screwed surveyed, external more than 1,300 parents and found 80% of those using informal childcare relied on grandmothers.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The grandmothers are leaning forward, still sitting on the sofa, trying to pick up cards, but it's tough for either of them to reach the floor.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
