grand-mère
French
Alternative forms
- grand'mère, grand'-mère (dated)
- mère-grand (dated)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French grand mere, grant mere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁɑ̃.mɛʁ/
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Noun
grand-mère f (plural grands-mères or grand-mères)
- grandmother
- Synonym: aïeule
- Hypernym: grand-parent
- Coordinate term: grand-père
Derived terms
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See also
Further reading
- “grand-mère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.