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grandmother

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


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When I hear the word potluck, I am transported, with a kind of olfactory immediacy, to the basement of my grandmother’s church.

From Salon

Walking from my parking spot, I buy cilantro and two star fruits from a bundled-up grandmother eating from her own supply of sticky corn.

From Los Angeles Times

“It started with my grandmother, who passed away, then it was handed to my mother, who’s now very ill, then to me.”

From Los Angeles Times

The two brothers were close, flanking their grandmother on the royal balcony or smiling on the sidelines of a polo match.

From The Wall Street Journal

Izzy's children will be young women when Knight is released and are "terrified", says their grandmother Helena.

From BBC