"grandmotherless" meaning in English

See grandmotherless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English grauntmoderles, equivalent to grandmother + -less. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|grauntmoderles}} Middle English grauntmoderles, {{af|en|grandmother|-less}} grandmother + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} grandmotherless (not comparable)
  1. Without a grandmother. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-grandmotherless-en-adj-f5ULebOF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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