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grandmother

[gran-muhth-er, grand-, gram-] / ˈgrænˌmʌð ər, ˈgrænd-, ˈgræm- /


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“I found so many letters between my grandfather and my grandmother and I think they truly loved each other, and I think they truly loved that woman, too.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

In it, Aadhya carefully feeds her grandmother a morsel of food.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

My grandmother and my father, though they disliked each other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Puelm said he wished he had known earlier and been able to "ask more questions" of his grandmother before her death.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Mother’s grandmother was a midwife, and Mother watched her deliver babies, so she knows what to do.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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