# grandma

Pronunciation: US say "GRAN-mah" /ˈɡɹænmɑ/; UK

## Noun

1. A person's grandmother: the mother of their mother or father. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: The mother of your mom or dad.
   - _Her grandma taught her to knit when she was six._
   - _Both of my grandmas flew in for the graduation._

## Verb

2. To be or act as a grandmother to someone, or to do what a grandmother does. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: To be like a grandmother to someone, or to do the things a grandmother does.
   - _With no grandchildren of her own, she happily grandmas the twins next door._
   - _She moved closer to her son's family so she could grandma every day._
3. To address someone as "grandma". *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: To call someone "grandma" when you talk to them.
   - _Please don't grandma me in front of my new boss._
   - _The little boy grandmas every gray-haired woman he meets at the park._

## Origin

Formed from grand- + ma, after grandmother.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/grandma (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).