Grandma
Matriarch
Matriarch noun - A dignified usually elderly woman of some rank or authority.
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Nearby Words: matriarchal, matriarchy
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Also Sentarô's grandma/the matriarch of the Daimonji Clan, grandmistress of Martial Arts Tea Ceremony and very handy with a napkin.
Source: Never Mess with Granny - In Golden Sun: The Lost Age and Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, the elderly matriarch of Champa is called Obaba, which is just Japanese for "grandmother." Presumably, this makes her an Honorary Grandma to everybody, of the sort you never mess with.
Source: Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep" -
Evil Matriarch: Not the female head of the family (that honor goes to Manav's grandma), but his aunt Shakuntala fits the rest of the bill.
Source: Bollywood / Taal
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