grandma

== English == === Etymology === From grand- +‎ ma, after grandmother. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɹænmɑː/, /ˈɡɹænmə/ West Midlands English IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɒnmɑː/ === Noun === grandma (plural grandmas) (informal) Grandmother. ==== Alternative forms ==== granma, gran'ma, gramma ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== grandpa ==== Translations ==== === Verb === grandma (third-person singular simple present grandmas, present participle grandma-ing or grandmaing, simple past and past participle grandmaed) (informal, rare, transitive) To address (someone) as “grandma”. (informal, rare, ambitransitive) To be or act as a grandmother to (someone). === References === === Anagrams === dragman, grandam