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grandma

[gran-mah, -maw, grand-, gram-, gram-muh] / ˈgrænˌmɑ, -ˌmɔ, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm-, ˈgræm mə /
NOUN
grandmother
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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

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

“My grandma is such a quintessential Leo,” Inez says.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

She exchanges a look of awe and gratitude with my grandma.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

These grandmas and grandpas aren’t like their own grandmas and grandpas.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

Both grandmas reminded me how young America is and how much it has changed, mostly for the better.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 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

In Asian culture, there are lots of shrines in homes, ancestral shrines with pictures of grandmas and candles.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2025

Even without both grandmas here today, I know the Dawson story by heart.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson




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