grandmother
noun
grand·moth·er
ˈgran(d)-ˌmə-t͟hər 
1
: the mother of one's father or mother
2
: a female ancestor
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Advertisement Jason Carter, another grandson, praised his grandfather and his grandmother, the late First Lady Rosalynn Carter, who passed away in 2023.
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Bill Barrow and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Among the images in the carousel was also one of the girls smiling with their grandmother, Sameha Kotb.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
But now people keep moving out so there’s only three or four of us in the house, including my own grandmother.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Katie asked her grandmother in early 2024 to be her flower girl.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Bill Barrow and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Among the images in the carousel was also one of the girls smiling with their grandmother, Sameha Kotb.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
But now people keep moving out so there’s only three or four of us in the house, including my own grandmother.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Katie asked her grandmother in early 2024 to be her flower girl.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Grandmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandmother. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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grandmother
noun
grand·moth·er
ˈgran(d)-ˌmət͟h-ər
1
: the mother of one's father or mother
2
: a female ancestor
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