Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grandmother-in-law

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
grand-moth-er-in-law
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grandmother of one's spouse.

Etymology

From grandmother + -in-law.

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What does grandmother-in-law mean?
A grandmother of one's spouse.
Where does grandmother-in-law come from?
From grandmother + -in-law.

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