grandmother
English
/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/, /ˈɡɹænˌmʌðə/, /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/
noun
Definitions
- A mother of someone's parent.
- A female ancestor or progenitor.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English graundmodre affix from English mother (fermented culture).
Origin
English
mother
Gloss
fermented culture
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- allomother English
- antimother English
- babymother English
- beemother English
- biomother English
- birthmother English
- co-grandmother English
- co-mother English
- den mother English
- eldermother English
- eldmother English
- foremother English
- fucker English
- godmother English
- grandmother-in-law English
- grandmotherfucker English
- grandmotherhood English
- grandmothering English
- grandmotherless English
- grandmotherly English
- great-grandmother English
- housemother English
- mermother English
- mismother English
- mother English
- mother-in-law English
- mother-out-law English
- mother-to-be English
- motherboard English
- motherchucker English
- mothercraft English
- motherdom English
- mothered English
- motherer English
- motherese English
- motherfather English
- motherfouler English
- motherfucker English
- motherfucking English
- motherful English
- motherhood English
- motherhouse English
- motherhumper English
- motherish English
- motherism English
- motherist English
- motherkin English
- motherkins English
- motherland English
- motherless English
- motherlike English
- motherling English
- motherlove English
- motherlover English
- motherloving English
- motherly English
- motherment English
- motherness English
- motherwort English
- mothery English
- nonmother English
- othermother English
- overmother English
- stepgrandmother English
- stepmother English
- unmother English
- graundmodre Middle English
- grauntmoderles Middle English
- moder Middle English
- motha Kriol
- mother
- fucker
- mothery
- mothered
- motherly
- motherer
- unmother
- godmother
- beemother
- motherish
- mismother
- motherkin
- nonmother
- eldmother
- motherese
- motherist
- co-mother
- mermother
- motherism
- motherdom
- biomother
- motherful
- motherhood
- motherness
- motherwort
- motherling
- babymother
- stepmother
- antimother
- motherlove
- motherment
- den mother
- foremother
- motherless
- motherland
- motherlike
- allomother
- overmother
- motherkins
- motherhouse
- housemother
- othermother
- motherlover
- birthmother
- eldermother
- mothercraft
- motherboard
- motherloving
- motherfouler
- motherhumper
- mother-to-be
- motherfucker
- motherfather
- motherfucking
- motherchucker
- mother-in-law
- grandmotherly
- mother-out-law
- co-grandmother
- grandmothering
- stepgrandmother
- grandmotherhood
- grandmotherless
- great-grandmother
- grandmotherfucker
- grandmother-in-law