"grand-mother" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: grand-mothers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=grand-mother}} grand-mother (plural grand-mothers)
  1. Obsolete form of grandmother. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: grandmother
    Sense id: en-grand-mother-en-noun-A-qjs7SF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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