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grandmother

🇬🇧 UK/'grændmʌðә/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kA1

Definitions

n.

The mother of one's father or mother

祖母,外祖母

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
grandgreat, large, magnificent
+
motherother
=grandmother

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    My grandmother gave me her pearl necklace as a wedding gift.

  • 2.

    She became a grandmother at the age of fifty-five and loved playing with her grandchildren.

  • 3.

    My paternal grandmother lived to be ninety-eight years old.

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