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the original spoiler of children and keeper of recipes written in pinches and prayers.
means The mother of one's father or mother — the grandparent who is a woman.
from A transparent compound: "grand-" from Old French "grand" (great, large), here meaning one generation removed, fused with the native "mother." English built it on the model of French "grand-mère" and Latin "avia," stacking "grand" before family words from the 15th century onward — "grandfather," "grandchild," and the rest of the kin all wear the same prefix, marking the leap across a generation rather than any literal grandeur.
- grandmother hypothesis
- Long human lifespans may exist to help raise grandkids.
- shared trait
- Killer whales also have post-reproductive grandmothers who guide pods.
- genetic edge
- Maternal grandmothers correlate with higher grandchild survival rates.
- universal title
- Nearly every language has a soft, repeated-syllable word for her.
queen elizabeth ii — grandmother to princes william and harry, ruled united kingdom 1952-2022
rose kennedy — grandmother to president john f. kennedy and senator robert kennedy