Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grand-mother

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables: grand--moth-er
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of grandmother.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"I ſhould ſinne / To thinke but Noblie of my Grand-mother, / Good wombes haue borne bad ſonnes."
"But ah, how great would be their aſtoniſhment and horror, when informed, that numbers of thoſe young perſons, whoſe behaviour was ſo unbecoming, had not been taught by their mothers, their grand-mothers, or any female friend in the world, one ſolid lesson of wiſdom, frugality, or amiable reſerve."
"It was but three days; and being only a grand-mother, and all happening two hundred miles off, I think there would have been no great harm, and it was suggested, I know; […]"

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

grand-mothers (plural)

Questions

What does grand-mother mean?: Obsolete form of grandmother.

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