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grandmother

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grand⋅moth⋅er

  [gran-muhth-er, grand-, gram-]
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–noun
1. the mother of one's father or mother.
2. a female ancestor.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; see grand-, mother 1
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grand·moth·er   (grānd'mŭth'ər, grān'-)   
n.  

  1. The mother of one's father or mother.

  2. A female ancestor.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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