grandma

Pluralgrandmas

Formsgrandmas, grandma-ing, grandmaed

1. 1
   parent's mothernouncolloquialcountable

   The mother of your mom or dad.

   My grandma lives on a farm with three dogs.

   We're having dinner at Grandma's house on Sunday.

   Similargrandmother, granny, gran, nana, nan

2. 2
   look afterverbcolloquialtransitive or intransitive

   To be like a grandmother to someone, or to do the things a grandmother does.

   Mrs. Lee grandmas every kid on our street.

   Her apron looks like a black belt in grandma-ing.

   2013, Kelsey Timmerman, “The Starbucks Experience”Here, grandma-ing means acting like a grandmother.

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3. 3
   call someoneverbcolloquialtransitive

   To call someone "grandma" when you talk to them.

   Don't grandma me! I'm not that old.

   “He can be my doctor anytime.” / “Grandma, eww!” / “Oh, stop grandma-ing me. You know I hate that. Come introduce us.”

   2017, Kristy Acevedo, ContributeHere, grandma-ing means calling someone grandma.

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