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grandma

[gran-mah, -maw, grand-, gram-, gram-muh] / ˈgrænˌmɑ, -ˌmɔ, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm-, ˈgræm mə /
NOUN
grandmother
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The Connecticut grandma is one of many older women finding unexpected fame online, with most of their audiences often young enough to be their grandchildren.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The image of that breezy, boisterous grandma stayed with Steinem for years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

As vengeful as grandma may be, she at least has conviction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Now that Graham’s gone, it’s only fitting that his imaginary grandma rest her bewigged skeleton in that great rocking chair in the sky.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

An older Black woman, somewhere between typical auntie and typical grandma age—hair braided along the edges of her face and pinned into a low bun—greeted them, smiling broadly.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Now, grandmas and grandpas are discovering what it means to get a later start than many hoped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 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

She said it wasn’t just teens, but moms and grandmas, which she realized when she talked about it with a group at a Christmas party a couple months back.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel


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