Synonyms for grandmother
ˈgrænˌmʌð ər, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm-grand·moth·er

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1. grandmothernoun

   Antonyms:
   grandfather, grandchild, granddaughter, grandson

2. grandmothernoun

   A mother of someone’s parent.

   Synonyms:
   mimi, Mamaw, gramma, gran, grandmom, eldmother, nan, grandma, gammy, gram, nanna, granny, nanny, baba

   Antonyms:
   grandfather, granddaughter, grandson, grandchild

3. grandmothernoun

   Antonyms:
   granddaughter, grandfather, grandchild, grandson

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nannanoun

   the mother of your father or mother

   Synonyms:
   grannie, grandma, nan, nanna, granny, gran, granny knot, naan

Matched Categories

1. • Grandparent

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. grandmothernoun

   Synonyms:
   grandmamma

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1. grandmothernoun

   Synonyms:
   grandam

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1. List of paraphrases for "grandmother":

   grandma, granny, grand-mère, gran, nana, grammy, grams, granma

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1. Educator Keyonna Payton:

   I'm afraid because I have a husband, I have a young child, I have a 90-year-old grandmother with underlying health conditions and issues, so I would just appreciate being able to work in an environment where at least the students are all PCRed tested weekly, and we have their results to go to in-person instruction.

2. Terrell Jackson:

   I wish his mother and grandmother survived but I'm grateful for what they did for that baby.

3. Travis Mills:

   Look, Travis Mills Foundation’s really grass roots up here, our big donors are $ 500,000 and we have our small donors of $ 1.37 that they found in their 1980s Cutlass and it’s a grandmother from Las Vegas that was just like : ‘ This is all I have. Hopefully, it will help.We really appreciate what you’re doing. ’ And she sends that in the mail to us, so donations help.

4. Kerri Nickell of Oklahoma:

   It was like this is my grandmother one day, and then we never heard from her again.

5. Philip Ray:

   Honestly, I think my grandmother would think this was funny as hell.