grandmother

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/|/ˈɡɹænˌmʌðə/    美 /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A mother of someone's parent.
    — […] man may admit that his grandfathers and grandmothers were mon[keys a]nd monkeyesses if he want^([sic]) to; that is his privilege.
  2. A female ancestor or progenitor.
  3. In Amazonian shamanism and related contexts, a reverential name for the ayahuasca vine or brew, symbolizing its role as a wise, guiding spirit.
    — "Enter ayahuasca, the mystical grandmother of the psychedelic family, a beacon of profound spiritual experiences"

词形变化

grandmothers plural grand-mother alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
abuela baba babcia babulya /babulia (chiefly in Eastern European (especially Russian) contexts) babushka babusia babusya /babusia beldame bubbe eldermother eldmother gammy gram gramma grammy gran grandam grandma grandma'am grandmamma grandmammy grandmaw grandmom grandmomma grandmommy grandmother grandmum grandmumma grandmummy grannam granny granum mamaw mamgu mammaw meemaw memaw meme mimi mommom nan nana nanna nanny nonna oma sitty
反义词
grandfather granddaughter grandson grandchild
上位词
grandparent relative
下位词
maternal grandmother paternal grandmother
衍生词
coastal grandmother co-grandmother don't teach your grandmother how to suck eggs don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs don't teach your grandmother how to milk ducks don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep GILF god-grandmother grandmother cell grandmother clock grandmotherfucker grandmotherhood grandmothering grandmother-in-law grandmotherish grandmotherism grandmotherless grandmotherly grandmother rule great-grandmother great-great-grandmother great great great grandmother if my grandmother had balls, she'd be my granddad if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a streetcar maternal grandmother paternal grandmother sell one's own grandmother stepgrandmother you kiss your grandmother with that mouth
相关词
great-grandfather

词源

From Middle English graundmodre, grauntmoder, granmoder; equivalent to grand- + mother. Compare French grand-mère. Superseded earlier eldmother, eldermother.
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