Grandma Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

Grandma is an informal word for grandmother—the mother of a person's parent. When a mother's child has their own children, that mother becomes a grandma. The ... TopDefinitionsQuizRelatedContentMoreAboutGrandmaExamplesBritish📙MiddleSchoolLevelThisshowsgradelevelbasedontheword'scomplexity.grandma[gran-mah,-maw,grand-,gram-,gram-muh]SHOWIPA/ˈgrænˌmɑ,-ˌmɔ,ˈgrænd-,ˈgræm-,ˈgræmmə/PHONETICRESPELLINGNewWordListWordListSaveThisWord!SeesynonymsforgrandmaonThesaurus.com📙MiddleSchoolLevelThisshowsgradelevelbasedontheword'scomplexity.nounInformal.grandmother.QUIZQUIZYOURSELFON“ITS”VS.“IT’S”!Apostrophescanbetricky;proveyouknowthedifferencebetween"it’s"and"its"inthiscraftyquiz!Question1of8Onthefarm,thefeedforchicksissignificantlydifferentfromtheroosters’;______notevencomparable.it'sitsTAKETHEQUIZTOFINDOUTOriginofgrandmaFirstrecordedin1865–70;grand-+maWORDSTHATMAYBECONFUSEDWITHgrandmagrammar,grandma,grandmotherWordsnearbygrandmagrandjuror,grandjury,grandkid,GrandLama,grandlarceny,grandma,grandmal,grandmalseizure,grandmamma,GrandmaMoses,GrandMananDictionary.comUnabridged BasedontheRandomHouseUnabridgedDictionary,©RandomHouse,Inc.2022MOREABOUTGRANDMAWhatdoes grandmamean?Grandmaisaninformalwordforgrandmother—themotherofaperson’sparent. Whenamother’schildhastheirownchildren,thatmotherbecomesagrandma.Thewordmaisaninformalwaytosaymother. Grandmaisoftencombinedwithaname,especiallywhenapersonhastwograndmothersthattheycallGrandma,asinGrandmaMargandGrandmaMarie.  Shouldgrandmabecapitalized? Grandmashouldbecapitalizedwhenit’susedasapropername,asinPleasetellGrandmathatImissher.  Butgrandmadoesnotneedtobecapitalizedwhenit’ssimplyusedasawaytorefertoher,asinPleasetellmygrandmathatImissher.  Example:Itdoesn’tmatterwhatyoucallyourgrandma,aslongasyoucallher. Wheredoes grandmacomefrom?Thefirstrecordsofthewordgrandmacomefromthe1700s.Thewordmaisashorteningofmama,whichisfirstrecordedinthe1500sbutwascertainlyusedinspeechmuchearlierthanthat.Theprefixgrand-isusedinfamilytermstoindicateapersonwhoisonegenerationremoved,asingrandparentandgrandchild.(Theprefixgreat-indicatesyetanothergeneration,asingreat-grandma.) Grandmasoftenhavespecialbondswiththeirgrandchildren(whothey’reknowntospoilwithlove,affection,andcandy).It’scommonforgrandchildrentorefertotheirgrandmotherswithinformalnames.Grandmaisperhapsthemostcommonvariantofthewordgrandmother,buttherearemanyothers,includinggrandmom,gramma,grandmamma,gran,granny,andnana.Manyfamilieshavetheirownspecificversion,suchasmeemawandMaMotts. Didyouknow...?Whataresomesynonymsforgrandma? grandmother grandmom grandmama grandmamma granny nana Whataresomewordsthatsharearootorwordelementwithgrandma?  great-grandmother grandparent mother grandpa ma mama Whataresomewordsthatoftengetusedindiscussinggrandma? grandchildren love kindness spoil special care family matriarch Howis grandmausedinreallife?Grandmaisperhapsthemostcommoninformalwayofsayinggrandmother.Whenit’susedasapropername,Grandmashouldbecapitalized. Mygrandmotherwasn’tjustMYgrandma…Shewaseverybodysgrandma☺️💙shelovedwholeheartedly🥰Iwillforevercherishthememoriesofher.I’mgladIgottothankherforgivingmethebestMom&forbeingthebestgrandmaI’lleverknow😭🙏🏽pic.twitter.com/G7u33SgixJ —yourfavoritefeti(@kymailawlow)August3,2020 Ilovemygrandmasomuch.Likeshe’sliterallymybestfriendandIcan’timaginethisworldwithouther. —𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖞🥀(@Shlayer_H)August2,2020 There'sareasonwhymomsandgrandmasknowwhat'sbestfortheirchildrenlol. —JasonM.(@TrekJay617)August3,2020     Tryusing grandma!Isgrandmausedcorrectlyinthefollowingsentence? I’magrandmaoftwoandamotheroffive,soIknowathingortwoabouttempertantrums. Wordsrelatedtograndmaancestor,granny,matriarch,dowager,gramHowtousegrandmainasentenceSomejokedthatsheresembledacoldgrandmaattendingasoccergame,oraNewYorkertryingtoenjoyoutdoordininginthewinter.Inaugurationfashionwasbold,American,andevenalittlebitfun|TerryNguyen|January20,2021|VoxTheheadwasformygrandmatoboildownandusefortamales.Attheendofanisolatingyear,eventheembarrassing,frustrating,weirdpartsoffamilygatheringsfeelmissed|TheresaVargas|December26,2020|WashingtonPostYet,thesemomentsarehamstrungbypooranimationsandunnaturaldialogue,suchasSamsaying,“YoulooklikeIjustranoveryourgrandma”whenhisgirlfriendrejectshismarriageproposal.‘TwinMirror’isapalereflectionofDontnod’sprevious,story-richgames|EliseFavis|December2,2020|WashingtonPost“Ifeltlikeyouhavenovoiceifyouareagainstthemasks—youarelookedatlikeyoudon’tlikepeople,youwanttheirgrandmatodie,”saidDupree.TwoSchoolDistrictsHadDifferentMaskPolicies.OnlyOneHadaTeacheronaVentilator.|byAnnieWaldmanandHeatherVogell|November23,2020|ProPublica“You’dbemaximallyinfectiousjustasyou’rekissinggrandma,andthat’swhatwe’retryingtoavoid,”shesaid.Thanksgivingadviceforcollegestudents:Ifyou’regoinghome,startpreparingsoon,expertssay.|AllysonChiu|October29,2020|WashingtonPostForhispartthough,thedudewiththeinnergrandmaisprettymuchjustlookingahead.ChrisColferonWriting,Acting,andthePainofBeingAPopCultureTrailblazer|OliverJones|December15,2014|DAILYBEASTSaygoodbyetofightinggrandmaoverwhethertowatch TheGoodWife or TheWalkingDead come ChristmasNight.NewInnovationsLetYouWatchTVAnywhereYouGo||December8,2014|DAILYBEASTSpeakingofGrandma,TheWirelessJoeyissosimpleshecaninstallitherself.NewInnovationsLetYouWatchTVAnywhereYouGo||December8,2014|DAILYBEASTWithwearablesontherise,everyonefromdadtograndmahasbecomenumberobsessedthisholidayseason.NothingSaysILoveYouLikeData|TheDailyBeast|December8,2014|DAILYBEASTToday,incontrast,ifGrandmaMaudestartsoneinMaine,AuntyCarolcandirectlyhelpoutfromCalifornia.WhyEveryHomeNeedsaDroneThisHoliday|CharlieGilbert|December8,2014|DAILYBEASTHermotherhadinheritedasmallfortunefromAgnes'grandmaandthisBarrhadsoughttosecure.TheHomesteader|OscarMicheaux"Ifeelquitesurehewill,shouldnothinghappentoprevent,"saidGrandmaElsie.Elsie'sVacationandAfterEvents|MarthaFinleyI'mmostsureGrandmaElsiewouldn'tforgettoincludeyouinherinvitation;and,oh,yes!Elsie'sVacationandAfterEvents|MarthaFinleyShewasoutinthemnow,watchingforthecomingofherfather,eagertoseehimandtohearhowitwaswithdearGrandmaElsie.Elsie'sVacationandAfterEvents|MarthaFinleyAtIonGrandmaElsielayquietlysleeping,herthreedaughterswatchingoverherwithtenderestcareandsolicitude.Elsie'sVacationandAfterEvents|MarthaFinleySEEMOREEXAMPLESSEEFEWEREXAMPLESBritishDictionarydefinitionsforgrandmagrandmagrandmamaorgrandmamma(ˈɡrænməˌmɑː,ˈɡrænd-)/(ˈɡrænˌmɑː,ˈɡrænd-,ˈɡræm-)/nouninformalwordsforgrandmotherCollinsEnglishDictionary-Complete&Unabridged2012DigitalEdition ©WilliamCollinsSons&Co.Ltd.1979,1986©HarperCollins Publishers1998,2000,2003,2005,2006,2007,2009,2012WORDOFTHEDAYSaturnianadjective|[suh-tur-nee-uhn]SEEDEFINITIONFEEDBACK