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grandma

[gran-mah, -maw, grand-, gram-, gram-muh] / ˈgrænˌmɑ, -ˌmɔ, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm-, ˈgræm mə /
NOUN
grandmother
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My grandma took me to like a K-Mart or something, and told me that I could get any movie that I wanted.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

I tell the story in the book of going to the grocery store with my grandma every weekend and it was owned by a local family.

From Slate Jun. 20, 2026

In the bond world that is grandma doing a backflip off the garage roof.

From MarketWatch May 21, 2026

And Lady Gaga, Mother Monster though she is, has spent her short but promising acting career channeling grandma, which I mean with the utmost respect and adoration.

From Salon May 10, 2026

“Will my grandma be able to see you if I take a picture of you?”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

“We’re going to start a wall where customers can put up their own photos—of their grandmas, of course.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

"Be good when you get to the rainbow bridge, play with the older brothers and sisters, grandpas and grandmas from the neighbourhood," one user wrote.

From Barron's Dec. 2, 2025

But I also wanted it to be — I know grandmas and kids are watching, and I wanted it to be funny too.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2025

"You've got mums, grandmas, survivors crying at these protests because of the devastation this issue has brought to our lives."

From BBC Feb. 18, 2025

When she picked me up and held me in her arms, taking a good look at me, like grandmas do, she found a bruise on my neck.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson




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