Grandmother
Grandmother noun - The mother of your father or mother.
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Synonyms for Grandmother
Relative and grandmother are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Relative" instead a noun "Grandmother".
Nearby Words: grandmotherly, grandmothering
Relative
Relative noun - A person connected with another by blood or marriage.
Grandmother and relative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grandmother" instead a noun "Relative".
How words are described
| beloved | beloved grandmother | beloved relative |
| dear | dear grandmother | dear relative |
| old | old grandmother | old relative |
| rich | rich grandmother | rich relative |
| Other adjectives: best, future, dying, paternal, dead, abusive, actual, sick, ill, famous, crazy, maternal, deceased, late, wealthy, unseen, said, estranged, seen, elderly, biological. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- This story was also told in the film version, which also noted the missing girl to be a relative of the grandmother.
Source: And I Must Scream / Literature -
Once Yui leaves her home after the death of her grandmother and last relative, Miyu and Larva erase the memories of her remaining friends (Kyouko and Shouji) so they won't remember her.
Source: Un-Person -
Oddly enough Yetta's Polish origins are retained, although she's not portrayed as Fran's grandmother, but as an in-law relative.
Source: Cultural Translation
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