Grandmother and Mum

Grandmother

Grandmother noun - The mother of your father or mother.

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Mum and grandmother are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mum" instead a noun "Grandmother".

Nearby Words: grandmotherly, grandmothering

Mum noun - Informal terms for a mother.

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Grandmother and mum are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grandmother" instead a noun "Mum".

dear	dear grandmother	dear mum
loving	loving grandmother	loving mum
old	old grandmother	old mum
abusive	abusive grandmother	abusive mum
Other adjectives: actual, real, great, evil, crazy, late, biological, widowed.

Michael's mum had to borrow money from his grandmother so that Michael can attend St. Anselm's.

Source: Literature / The Traitor Game
Michael's mum had to borrow money from his grandmother so that Michael can attend a posh Catholic school.

Source: Scholarship Student
The young nurses and Sister Bernadette are like sisters, with Sister Julienne as the Team Mum, Sister Evangelina as the cranky-but-good-hearted aunt, Fred as the wacky uncle, and Sister Monica Joan as the eccentric grandmother.

Source: Series / Call the Midwife

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