grandma
grandma
Definition
grandma (gran′mə, -mä′; gra′-, grand′-; -mô′)
noun
Informal grandmother
grandma
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- love: A dearly loved grandma who will be sadly missed.
- use: My grandma used to say, " I want, doesn't get!
- have: I have a grandma, she is my friend.
- see: My grandad is now dead & I only go & see grandma.
- become: Sandra is married, has two daughters and recently became a very proud grandma.
- do: How much, tho, did grandma and mom do for Timothy in his spiritual life?
Adjective modifier
- devoted: Beloved wife of the late Jack, dearly loved mother of Denise, mother-in-law of David, and devoted grandma of Jamie and Samantha.
- loving: My kind and loving grandma, whom I will always love and admire.
- mom: Thank you for being the best mom, grandma and great-grandma we could ever have wished for.
- great: However, Great grandma is not able to care for the dog due to her age.
- old: The food is the type that your old hard working grandma used to boil up.
- dear: For a dear grandma who will be sadly missed by all, reunited with Grandad, may you both rest in peace.
Modifies a noun
- life: Grandma lives near Chester, which is a very old Roman town.
- micro: The City Harvest Church uses a grandMA full-size console, while the Grace Assembly Church a grandMA micro.
Noun used with modifier
- great-great: We think of things that are so weird Like great-great grandmas with a beard.
Possessives
- album: But what about the empty space in grandma's album just waiting for her granddaughter's wedding invitation?
- house: The wolf goes to grandma's house then eats her.
- sister: My grandparents lived next door to my grandad's sister, and only a few houses away from my grandma's sister.
- painting: Clean out your garage or find a new home for grandma's painting.
Possessives
- somebody: Everywhere you could smell somebody's grandma 's sauce simmering from an open window.
grandma Quotes
In Atlanta, the first question is'What's your business?' In Macon, it is 'Where do you go to church?' In Augusta they want your grandmother's maiden name.But in Savannah, the first question is'What would you like to drink?'
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