How to spell grandma

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What it means: The mother of your father or mother.

In a sentence: I baked cookies with my grandma.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as granma or gramma.

Same family: grandmother, grandpa, grandparents, grandchild, grandson. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Grandma” is a shortened, informal form of “grandmother,” where “grand” comes from Old French meaning ‘great’ or ‘important’ and “mother” comes from Old English. English speakers often use friendly nicknames like “grandma,” “granny,” or “nana” as terms of affection.

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