Lexic.us

Definition of Grandma

1. Noun. The mother of your father or mother.

Definition of Grandma

1. n. A grandmother.

Definition of Grandma

1. Proper noun. the name used for one's grandma ¹

2. Noun. (informal) grandmother ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Grandma

1. a grandmother [n -S] - See also: grandmother

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grandma

Literary usage of Grandma

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Old-fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (1872)
"Polly 's always poking up in grandma's room. I don't see what fun there is in ... grandma was sitting before a quaint old cabinet, the doors of which stood ..."

2. Longer Plays by Modern Authors [American] by Helen Louise Cohen (1922)
"~After a mold or two, grandma PERLEY enters from the road. ... grandma. I know all about it. And the ring holds mutton taller that turns into verdy ..."

3. Ohio Circuit Court Reports: New Series. Cases Adjudged in the Circuit Courts by Ohio Circuit Courts (1918)
"grandma also gave her ten dollars in gold for her eighteenth birthday, ... She also remembers talking to grandma about her school work at Delaware (1910). ..."

4. The Nursery by Fanny P Seaverns, John L. Shorey (Firm (1874)
"Not a few from grandma came, Many a toy and many a game, Skates and rings, Useful things: ... grandma, do ! You shall be Glad as we, And your youth renew. ..."

5. The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate by Eliza Poor Donner Houghton (1911)
"THE Spring of 1848 was at hand when my brother- in-law said to me, " grandma Brunner wants you to come back to her; and if you would like to go, ..."

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