gran
Mum's mum, informally
Gran is an informal, chiefly British term for grandmother: I'm visiting gran this weekend.
It carries warmth and familiarity, typically used by grandchildren or when speaking of one's own grandmother rather than someone else's.
Female elder relative
- nanaInformal term for grandmother
- nannaInformal grandmother term
- mamawInformal grandmother name
- meemawDialectal term for grandmother
abuela · babushka · nonna · hug · cuddle · doting · warmth · tenderness
Related people together
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- descendantsThose who come after
bloodline · kinship · maternal · genealogy · legacy · generations · clan · forebears
Comfortable warm intimacy
- warmthHeat you feel
- solaceRelief from distress
- consolationComfort during distress
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
security · soothing · nurturing · lap · blanket · rocking-chair · cookies · tea
Accounts or building levels
- adviceGuidance on decisions
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
guidance · lessons · memories · history · traditions · recipes · remedies · sayings
Mother of a parent
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- seniorHigher in rank
- pensionerRetired payment recipient
- retireeOne who left work
octogenarian · nonagenarian · centenarian · silver-haired · white-haired · wrinkled · aged · venerable
grandma
Female elder relative
meemaw · abuela · babushka · nonna · hug · cuddle · doting · warmth · tenderness · cherish
family
Related people together
descendants · bloodline · kinship · maternal · genealogy · legacy · generations · clan · forebears · inheritance
coziness
Comfortable warm intimacy
- warmthHeat you feel
- solaceRelief from distress
- consolationComfort during distress
reassurance · security · soothing · nurturing · lap · blanket · rocking-chair · cookies · tea · stories
stories
Accounts or building levels
- adviceGuidance on decisions
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
insight · guidance · lessons · memories · history · traditions · recipes · remedies · sayings · proverbs
grandmother
Mother of a parent
retiree · octogenarian · nonagenarian · centenarian · silver-haired · white-haired · wrinkled · aged · venerable · old-age
- Grandparentsgrandma, grandpa, grandmother, grandfather, grandparent
- family eldersgrandma, grandpa, grandfather, grandmother, grandparent
- family rolesmother, father, mom, dad, parents
- female relativesmother, daughter, sister, aunt, grandmother
- nicknamesnickname, pet name, alias, handle, moniker
grangrandchild
Offspring's offspring
grandson · granddaughter · grandkid · grandchildren · great-grandchild
grangrandad
Male ancestor, two generations back
grandpa · granddad · gramps · grandfather · pop
grangrandmother
Mother of a parent
grandmamma · Grandmother · maternal grandmother · paternal grandmother
- grand openingCelebratory business debut
- grand finaleSpectacular concluding event
- grain of saltSkepticism about claims
- grand prizeHighest contest award
- grand pianoLarge horizontal keyboard instrument
- against the grainContrary to natural tendency
grand, grain, granny, granular, granule, granary, grans, pomegranate, granules