grandma

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

grandma^¹

/ˈɡɹænmɑː/
/ˈɡɹænmə/
/ˈɡɹæmɑː/
/ˈɡɹæmə/
/ˈɡɹɒnmɑː/

Where it comes from

From grand- + ma, after grandmother.

noun grandmas · granma · gran'ma · gramma

informal Grandmother.
childish, colloquial Any elderly woman, regardless of if she has grandchildren.

verb grandmas · grandma-ing · grandmaing · grandmaed

informal, rare, transitive To address (someone) as “grandma”. This Laura had died within a year of her marriage, but Lottie had claimed relationship to the family just the same, grandma-ing Mrs. Richards and aunty-ing the sisters. John, however, was never called uncle, except in fun.
ambitransitive, informal, rare To be or act as a grandmother to (someone). And what about Cliff working on cars and painting signs, and Wendy working nights to take care of that baby, and young Allen raking leaves for everyone, and Doris grandmaing folks, and wounded folks bouncing back to life . . . ?”

Grandma^²

proper noun

derogatory, slang An unfriendly and disparaging way of addressing an elderly woman whose name is unknown.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: grannie, granny, grandmother, grams, gran, mama, nana, mother, gramps, grandparent, grandad, grandfather, grandpa, lady, nanny, nan

Translations

Every language

noun grandmother (informal) — see also granny

Español	abuela, abuelita
한국어	할머니 halmeoni
Português	vovó
Français	mamie
Deutsch	Oma, Omi
Italiano	nonna
Ελληνικά	γιαγιά giagiá
Română	bunicuță
Русский	ба́бушка bábuška, бабу́ся babúsja, бабу́ля babúlja, ба́ба bába, бабу́ня babúnja
العربية	جَدَّة jadda, تِيتَة tīta
עברית	סָבְתָא sávta

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"grandma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grandma. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

grandma. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grandma

Chicago

"grandma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grandma.

BibTeX

@misc{grandma_2026,
  title = {grandma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grandma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}