grandmother
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His mother, along with his grandmother, have largely brought him up.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Winfrey later clarified that Harry said neither his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II or his grandfather Prince Philip “were a part of those conversations.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The writer’s grandmother, whom she called Nanna, had grown up nearby on a hardscrabble farm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The last time they were seen together was in September 2022 at the death of their grandmother Queen Elizabeth II.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
The president, my grandmother, rises from a seat that’s plusher than the rest.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Pregnant Then Screwed surveyed, external more than 1,300 parents and found 80% of those using informal childcare relied on grandmothers.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Freelance writer and editor Lucy Schiller bumped up against the issues of aging, eldercare and loneliness through her grandmothers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
He says his group has 8,000 men like him, men who are grateful for the sports opportunities their daughters have that their mothers and grandmothers didn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
But when I went down for Gamble’s trial, I found instead a place where the Southern grandmothers were rising to the occasion.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
In a playful manner, the way grandmothers do with babies, he was sucking the fingers of one of the women, whose laughter filled a tiny place over, his head.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
