grandmother
Plural: grandmothers
Noun
- the mother of your father or mother
- A mother of someone's parent.
- A female ancestor or progenitor.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English graundmodre, grauntmoder, granmoder; equivalent to grand- + mother. Compare French grand-mère. Superseded earlier eldmother, eldermother.
Synonyms
gran, grandma, grannie, granny, nan, nanna, Grandmummy, Nana, baba, babcia, babushka, babusya, beldame, bubbe, eldermother, eldmother, gammy, gram, gramma, grammy, grandam, grandma'am, grandmamma, grandmammy, grandmaw, grandmom, grandmomma, grandmommy, grandmother, grandmum, grandmumma, grandmummy, grannam, granum, mamaw, mamgu, mammaw, meemaw, memaw, mimi, mommom, nana, nanny, nonna, oma, sitty
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 18
grandmother: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgrandmother: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
grandmother: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary