Definition of grandmother in English:

grandmother

noun ˈɡran(d)mʌðəˈɡræn(d)ˌməðər

The mother of one's father or mother.
my grandmother is ill
as name to dearest Grandmother, with love and gratitude
as title Grandmother Asha
Example sentencesExamples
- Perhaps one day they will be able, like their grandmothers before the revolution, to walk the streets with their hair uncovered.
- In extended families, grandparents, especially grandmothers, provide a good deal of child care.
- In addition, single working mothers leave many a child in the hands of grandmothers and aunts.
- Toys were generally restricted to gifts from my parents or from the grandmothers.
- Yes, women's liberation has given us choices that our grandmothers and even mothers could only dream of, but it has its downside too.
- Grandparents, particularly grandmothers, cared for the offspring of married sons or daughters.
- The responsibility for looking after the children falls to their mothers and grandmothers.
- Some of my friends and patients nostalgically recall spending happy days off school with mothers and grandmothers.
- There were young mothers and grandmothers, all fussing over their children.
- I had grandfathers and grandmothers and cousins and uncles and aunties, everyone was there.
- Police are searching for a grandmother who went missing with her two young grandsons.
- Of course, women's lives are very different to those of their grandmothers.
- The age range there is from young mothers to great grandmothers.
- Younger women can now navigate their way through a much wider range of life choices than their mothers and grandmothers.
- I did not know either of my grandmothers, but my mother was such a wonderful one to my children.
- It's from our grandmothers and our grandfathers that we've learned about the land.
- The only difference is that most of them are now grandmothers like myself and we are usually to be seen with our precious grandchildren in tow.
- As a child he lived with his mother, his grandmother and a half brother in Domachevo.
- Twin brothers have been left with their grandmother by a mother who can no longer feed them.
- The grandmothers cheered as Jon caught his child and its mother in his arms.
Synonyms
informal grandma, granny
in Russia babushka
North American Jewish bubbie
South African ouma
Spanish abuela
British informal gran, nana, nan
North American informal gramma

Phrases

teach one's grandmother to suck eggs

Presume to advise a more experienced person.
Example sentencesExamples
- I am not going to presume to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, as there are many books available to explain the nuances of good retail practice.
- I know I am in the midst of some classical scholars and must therefore not teach my grandmother to suck eggs.
- You meet some very good drivers in slow cars & some very poor drivers in fast cars, the trick, without wishing to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, is to make absolutely sure the guy you're overtaking has seen you and is allowing you to overtake him.
- The author has been working with computers since 1968 and without writing an exegetical sermon or attempting to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, let me say that if you have any data at all on your computer that is important to you, it is vital that you take backup copies.
- Now I am not trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs but the night before your interview try and get a good nights sleep.
- Rereading my previous posting it seems I was both trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs and also not actually looking at all the information you had presented.
- To which I responded with sincere thanks for the input, but also with an arrogant comment that I knew exactly what I was doing when I wrote the paragraph, and a suggestion not to teach his grandmother to suck eggs, basically.
- I know that I should not try to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, and furthermore much of the style may have been forced on him by the original.

Derivatives

grandmotherly

adjective ˈɡran(d)ˌmʌðəliˈɡræn(d)ˌməðərli

If you're over a certain age, say 75, and you have a sweet grandmotherly voice, you may be able to call them ‘dear’ and ‘honey’ with impunity.
Example sentencesExamples
- I can almost hear a grandmotherly voice telling me that it's no way to get rid of a cold.
- She has that annoying grandmotherly ability to comfort a baby just by entering the room.
- Then my grandmother, in true grandmotherly fashion, marched into her local bookseller and demanded to be told what the young people were reading these days.
- Barbara, meanwhile, came into her own at last as an extremely popular first lady who made the most of her grandmotherly image.

Definition of grandmother in US English:

grandmother

nounˈɡran(d)ˌməT͟Hərˈɡræn(d)ˌməðər

The mother of one's father or mother.
my grandmother is ill
as name to dearest Grandmother, with love and gratitude
as title Grandmother Asha
Example sentencesExamples
- Of course, women's lives are very different to those of their grandmothers.
- Yes, women's liberation has given us choices that our grandmothers and even mothers could only dream of, but it has its downside too.
- Grandparents, particularly grandmothers, cared for the offspring of married sons or daughters.
- Younger women can now navigate their way through a much wider range of life choices than their mothers and grandmothers.
- In extended families, grandparents, especially grandmothers, provide a good deal of child care.
- The only difference is that most of them are now grandmothers like myself and we are usually to be seen with our precious grandchildren in tow.
- Police are searching for a grandmother who went missing with her two young grandsons.
- Perhaps one day they will be able, like their grandmothers before the revolution, to walk the streets with their hair uncovered.
- As a child he lived with his mother, his grandmother and a half brother in Domachevo.
- I did not know either of my grandmothers, but my mother was such a wonderful one to my children.
- Some of my friends and patients nostalgically recall spending happy days off school with mothers and grandmothers.
- The responsibility for looking after the children falls to their mothers and grandmothers.
- There were young mothers and grandmothers, all fussing over their children.
- Toys were generally restricted to gifts from my parents or from the grandmothers.
- In addition, single working mothers leave many a child in the hands of grandmothers and aunts.
- The age range there is from young mothers to great grandmothers.
- Twin brothers have been left with their grandmother by a mother who can no longer feed them.
- I had grandfathers and grandmothers and cousins and uncles and aunties, everyone was there.
- The grandmothers cheered as Jon caught his child and its mother in his arms.
- It's from our grandmothers and our grandfathers that we've learned about the land.
Synonyms
grandma, granny

Phrases

teach one's grandmother to suck eggs

Presume to advise a more experienced person.
Example sentencesExamples
- I know I am in the midst of some classical scholars and must therefore not teach my grandmother to suck eggs.
- Rereading my previous posting it seems I was both trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs and also not actually looking at all the information you had presented.
- The author has been working with computers since 1968 and without writing an exegetical sermon or attempting to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, let me say that if you have any data at all on your computer that is important to you, it is vital that you take backup copies.
- You meet some very good drivers in slow cars & some very poor drivers in fast cars, the trick, without wishing to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, is to make absolutely sure the guy you're overtaking has seen you and is allowing you to overtake him.
- I am not going to presume to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, as there are many books available to explain the nuances of good retail practice.
- I know that I should not try to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, and furthermore much of the style may have been forced on him by the original.
- Now I am not trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs but the night before your interview try and get a good nights sleep.
- To which I responded with sincere thanks for the input, but also with an arrogant comment that I knew exactly what I was doing when I wrote the paragraph, and a suggestion not to teach his grandmother to suck eggs, basically.

单词	grandmother
释义	Definition of grandmother in English: grandmother noun ˈɡran(d)mʌðəˈɡræn(d)ˌməðər The mother of one's father or mother. my grandmother is ill as name to dearest Grandmother, with love and gratitude as title Grandmother Asha Example sentencesExamples Perhaps one day they will be able, like their grandmothers before the revolution, to walk the streets with their hair uncovered. In extended families, grandparents, especially grandmothers, provide a good deal of child care. In addition, single working mothers leave many a child in the hands of grandmothers and aunts. Toys were generally restricted to gifts from my parents or from the grandmothers. Yes, women's liberation has given us choices that our grandmothers and even mothers could only dream of, but it has its downside too. Grandparents, particularly grandmothers, cared for the offspring of married sons or daughters. The responsibility for looking after the children falls to their mothers and grandmothers. Some of my friends and patients nostalgically recall spending happy days off school with mothers and grandmothers. There were young mothers and grandmothers, all fussing over their children. I had grandfathers and grandmothers and cousins and uncles and aunties, everyone was there. Police are searching for a grandmother who went missing with her two young grandsons. Of course, women's lives are very different to those of their grandmothers. The age range there is from young mothers to great grandmothers. Younger women can now navigate their way through a much wider range of life choices than their mothers and grandmothers. I did not know either of my grandmothers, but my mother was such a wonderful one to my children. It's from our grandmothers and our grandfathers that we've learned about the land. The only difference is that most of them are now grandmothers like myself and we are usually to be seen with our precious grandchildren in tow. As a child he lived with his mother, his grandmother and a half brother in Domachevo. Twin brothers have been left with their grandmother by a mother who can no longer feed them. The grandmothers cheered as Jon caught his child and its mother in his arms. Synonyms informal grandma, granny in Russia babushka North American Jewish bubbie South African ouma Spanish abuela British informal gran, nana, nan North American informal gramma Phrases teach one's grandmother to suck eggs Presume to advise a more experienced person. Example sentencesExamples I am not going to presume to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, as there are many books available to explain the nuances of good retail practice. I know I am in the midst of some classical scholars and must therefore not teach my grandmother to suck eggs. You meet some very good drivers in slow cars & some very poor drivers in fast cars, the trick, without wishing to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, is to make absolutely sure the guy you're overtaking has seen you and is allowing you to overtake him. The author has been working with computers since 1968 and without writing an exegetical sermon or attempting to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, let me say that if you have any data at all on your computer that is important to you, it is vital that you take backup copies. Now I am not trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs but the night before your interview try and get a good nights sleep. Rereading my previous posting it seems I was both trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs and also not actually looking at all the information you had presented. To which I responded with sincere thanks for the input, but also with an arrogant comment that I knew exactly what I was doing when I wrote the paragraph, and a suggestion not to teach his grandmother to suck eggs, basically. I know that I should not try to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, and furthermore much of the style may have been forced on him by the original. Derivatives grandmotherly adjective ˈɡran(d)ˌmʌðəliˈɡræn(d)ˌməðərli If you're over a certain age, say 75, and you have a sweet grandmotherly voice, you may be able to call them ‘dear’ and ‘honey’ with impunity. Example sentencesExamples I can almost hear a grandmotherly voice telling me that it's no way to get rid of a cold. She has that annoying grandmotherly ability to comfort a baby just by entering the room. Then my grandmother, in true grandmotherly fashion, marched into her local bookseller and demanded to be told what the young people were reading these days. Barbara, meanwhile, came into her own at last as an extremely popular first lady who made the most of her grandmotherly image. noun.1 phr. Definition of grandmother in US English: grandmother nounˈɡran(d)ˌməT͟Hərˈɡræn(d)ˌməðər The mother of one's father or mother. my grandmother is ill as name to dearest Grandmother, with love and gratitude as title Grandmother Asha Example sentencesExamples Of course, women's lives are very different to those of their grandmothers. Yes, women's liberation has given us choices that our grandmothers and even mothers could only dream of, but it has its downside too. Grandparents, particularly grandmothers, cared for the offspring of married sons or daughters. Younger women can now navigate their way through a much wider range of life choices than their mothers and grandmothers. In extended families, grandparents, especially grandmothers, provide a good deal of child care. The only difference is that most of them are now grandmothers like myself and we are usually to be seen with our precious grandchildren in tow. Police are searching for a grandmother who went missing with her two young grandsons. Perhaps one day they will be able, like their grandmothers before the revolution, to walk the streets with their hair uncovered. As a child he lived with his mother, his grandmother and a half brother in Domachevo. I did not know either of my grandmothers, but my mother was such a wonderful one to my children. Some of my friends and patients nostalgically recall spending happy days off school with mothers and grandmothers. The responsibility for looking after the children falls to their mothers and grandmothers. There were young mothers and grandmothers, all fussing over their children. Toys were generally restricted to gifts from my parents or from the grandmothers. In addition, single working mothers leave many a child in the hands of grandmothers and aunts. The age range there is from young mothers to great grandmothers. Twin brothers have been left with their grandmother by a mother who can no longer feed them. I had grandfathers and grandmothers and cousins and uncles and aunties, everyone was there. The grandmothers cheered as Jon caught his child and its mother in his arms. It's from our grandmothers and our grandfathers that we've learned about the land. Synonyms grandma, granny Phrases teach one's grandmother to suck eggs Presume to advise a more experienced person. Example sentencesExamples I know I am in the midst of some classical scholars and must therefore not teach my grandmother to suck eggs. Rereading my previous posting it seems I was both trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs and also not actually looking at all the information you had presented. The author has been working with computers since 1968 and without writing an exegetical sermon or attempting to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, let me say that if you have any data at all on your computer that is important to you, it is vital that you take backup copies. You meet some very good drivers in slow cars & some very poor drivers in fast cars, the trick, without wishing to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, is to make absolutely sure the guy you're overtaking has seen you and is allowing you to overtake him. I am not going to presume to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, as there are many books available to explain the nuances of good retail practice. I know that I should not try to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, and furthermore much of the style may have been forced on him by the original. Now I am not trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs but the night before your interview try and get a good nights sleep. To which I responded with sincere thanks for the input, but also with an arrogant comment that I knew exactly what I was doing when I wrote the paragraph, and a suggestion not to teach his grandmother to suck eggs, basically. noun.1 phr.
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