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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How to use grandmother in a sentence?

1. Alex Borstein:

   My grandmother was in line to be shot into a pit.

2. Deputy Vincent Graham:

   By the time I got there, they both were under, her eyes rolled in back of her head. Grabbed her first, handed her up, piled great-grandmother up to bank.

3. Mitzi Clayton:

   We care for all students, but it is a junior-senior prom, the student asked several times if he could take his grandmother to prom. He was told no.

4. Mordechai Zaken:

   There were several dozen families that had some distant family connection to Judaism, most of these people are Muslim Kurds who perhaps have a grandmother or great-grandmother of Jewish origin who converted to Islam two or three generations ago.

5. Dee Pernell:

   For the soul food, I literally use all the exact spices that [ my grandmother, mother and aunts ] would use to season their food.