grandmother

• Substantiv, das die Mutter eines Elternteils bezeichnet, also eine weibliche Verwandte in der zweiten Generation der Familie; auch allgemein für eine alte Frau oder eine Großmutterfigur.

A noun referring to the mother of one's parent, typically a female relative in the second generation of a family.

1. Parent's motherA1formal

   The mother of one's father or mother.

   Großmutter

   • My grandmother lives in the countryside.
   • She visits her grandmother every weekend.
   • His grandmother taught him how to bake cookies.

   Synonymegramgrangrandmagranniegrannynan

2. Elderly womanA2informal

   A term used to refer to an older woman, often in a respectful or affectionate way.

   ältere Frau

   • The kind grandmother next door always waves hello.
   • She acts like a grandmother to all the neighborhood kids.
   • The old grandmother sat knitting on the porch.

   Synonymegrangrandmagrannynan