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单词 grandmother
释义
grandmother
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɡræn.mʌð.ər//ˈɡræm.mʌð.ər/us
/ˈɡræn.mʌð.ɚ/
(informalgrandma);(granny);(gran)
A2
themotherof a person'sfatherormother:
（外）祖母
Both my grandmothers were fromScotland.我的奶奶和外婆都来自苏格兰。
[as form of address]formalorold-fashionedSit down here, Grandmother, andrest.坐这里，奶奶，休息一下。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
a grandparent
  • grandparentMy grandparents are both in their 80s.
  • grandmotherWe went to visit our grandmother in hospital.
  • grandfatherHer paternal grandfather was a miner.
  • grandmaWhen grandma comes to visit, she always brings sweets.
  • grannyShe visited her granny in Pasadena.
  • nanUKShe was brought up by her nan.
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More examples
  • My grandmother is in hereighties.
  • Theapplepiewas as good as the one my grandmother used to make.
  • My grandmother wasbookedforspeedinglastweek.
  • Heliveswith his grandmother.
  • She wasbroughtup by her grandmother.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Family: relations in general
  • anti-family
  • aunt
  • auntie
  • baby daddy
  • biologically
  • father
  • fatherhood
  • filial
  • first cousin
  • fraternal
  • kinsman
  • kinswoman
  • kith and kin
  • long-lost
  • loved one
  • relative
  • removed
  • second cousin
  • sib
  • sibling
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Idiom

teach your grandmother to suck eggs
(Definition ofgrandmotherfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

grandmother| American Dictionary

grandmother
noun[C]
us
/ˈɡrændˌmʌð·ər/
(infmlgrandma,us/ˈɡræm·ə,ˈɡræm·ɑ,ˈɡrænd·mɑ/);(infmlgranny,us/ˈɡræn·i/)
themotherof a person’sfatherormother
(Definition ofgrandmotherfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgrandmother

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Four grandmothers are described as ' powerful ', ' very strong ', or ' very dominant ' women who, in many respects, led their families.
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Factors associated with changes in visiting between grandmothers and grandchildren following an adult child's marriage breakdown.
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Raising grandchildren : the experience of black and white grandmothers.
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The qualitative data indicates that many grandmothers were ' on standby ', always ready to fulfil domestic tasks first before even considering leisure for themselves.
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In taking a sometimes quite ' moral ' attitude to their own children's actions some grandmothers were indeed able to maintain close contact with sons' ex-partners.
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I propose an epistemic strategy growing out of my grandmother's supremely rational advice.
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In light of the fear of scepticism that externalists drill into us, we would be wise to listen to our grandmothers.
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The majority of grandparents we interviewed were retired, or the grandmothers at least were no longer in paid employment.
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There may therefore be a sharp fall in the future availability of grandmothers for the childcare economy.
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One doesn't pay attention to the grandmothers and the old men, because they aren't dancing at all.
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By contrast, there were a few aunts and grandmothers who played, usually temporarily, key caring roles, but to whom the child never became closely attached.
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First, they were above all women, and among women, grandmothers.
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I know of grandmothers who have to live in a back-garden shack.
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Many grandmothers were comparatively fit and active, their median age being only 50 years.
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Fewer grandmothers are willing to work full-time as baby-sitters and household managers.
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