Grandmother

Pronunciation

Origin

- + mother

Full definition of grandmother

Noun

1. A mother of someone's parent.
2. A female ancestor or progenitor.

Synonyms

• (mother of someone’s parent) baba loanword from Eastern Europe, gammy, gram, gramma, gran, grandma, grandmom, granny, eldmother/eldermother, mimi, nan British slang, nanna, nanny, Mamaw

Antonyms

• with regard to gender grandfather
• with regard to ancestry granddaughter, grandson, grandchild

Hyponyms

• paternal grandmother
• maternal grandmother

Hypernyms

• grandparent

Derived terms

• great-grandmother

Related terms

• great-grandfather