grandmother
Pluralgrandmothers
- 1The mother of your father or mother.
Like a mother, but one step higher up the family tree.
My grandmother bakes cookies for us every Sunday.
Both of her grandmothers live in the same small town.
Oppositegrandfather
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- 2A woman from long ago that a whole family or people came from.
Like the root of a tree that all the branches grow out from.
Stories about their first grandmother were passed down for hundreds of years.
Many of the villages claim the same ancient grandmother as their origin.
Similarancestor, foremother, forebear
Oppositedescendant
- 3A respectful name for the ayahuasca vine or its brew, treated as a wise, guiding spirit.
Before the ceremony, the shaman quietly thanked Grandmother for the visions to come.
Those who drink the brew often speak of Grandmother as a patient, gentle teacher.
Similarayahuasca
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Origin
From Middle English graundmodre, made from grand- plus mother. It replaced an earlier word, eldmother.