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

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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. Yuriy Tymoshenko:

   I hope that our voters are wise enough and it will be so easy for them to understand where is Yulia and where is Yuriy, i think that every grandmother who will vote either for me or her will not forget to take her glasses, will look carefully and clearly remember who is on the top, who is underneath, in order not to make a mistake.

2. Aurelio Laing:

   We know everybody, so when you bring in that one person, it's so-and-so's grandmother. It's so-and-so's mother.

3. Elizabeth Warren:

   I know who I am because of what my mother and my father told me, what my grandmother and my grandfather told me, what all my aunts and uncles told me, and my brothers, it’s a part of who I am and no one’s ever going to take that away.

4. Indira Gandhi:

   You have to understand my relationship with my sister – we have been through a hell of a lot together, everybody is like 'look, you come from this illustrious family, and everything is easy'. Actually it's not so easy. My father was assassinated, my grandmother was assassinated, huge political battles, wins in political battles, losses in political battles.

5. Jessica Chastain:

   I look up to my grandmother and my mother. My mother raised us, she was a single mom, and it was really difficult, i've seen my grandmother and my mom sacrifice so much for their children. I am where I am today because of the sacrifices they made.