grandma

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹænmɑː/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the mother of your father or mother

Etymology

From grand- + ma, after grandmother.

In classic literature

Synonyms

grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
grandparent
Narrower (hyponyms)
nan

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