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Grandma
noun
-
Grandma
a
respectful
form
of
address
used
when
speaking
directly
to
one
’
s
grandmother
•
Grandma
,
can
you
read
me
a
story
?
Grandma
,
can
you
read
me
a
story
?
•
Thanks
for
the
scarf
,
Grandma
—
I
love
it
!
Thanks
for
the
scarf
,
Grandma
—
I
love
it
!
Same
origin
as
the
common
noun
“
grandma
,”
but
capitalized
when
used
as
a
form
of
address
,
similar
to
“
Mom
”
or
“
Dad
.”
grandma
noun
a
woman
who
is
the
mother
of
one
’
s
father
or
mother
;
an
informal
word
for
grandmother
•
My
grandma
bakes
the
best
chocolate-chip
cookies
.
My
grandma
bakes
the
best
chocolate-chip
cookies
.
•
We
visit
my
grandma
every
Sunday
for
lunch
.
We
visit
my
grandma
every
Sunday
for
lunch
.
Early
19th-century
contraction
of
“
grandmother
,”
patterned
on
earlier
pet-names
like
“
mama
”
and
“
papa
.”