grandmotherless

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adjective

Without a grandmother.

OriginMiddle English grauntmoderles →
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Meanings

adjectivegrandmotherless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a grandmother.

    But I grew up grandmotherless, and the other women in the family used their creativity in different ways.

    2006, Kari Cornell, Hooked: A Crocheter's Stash of Wit and Wisdom

Origin

  1. Middle Englishgrauntmoderles
  2. Englishgrandmotherless

From Middle English grauntmoderles, equivalent to grandmother + -less.

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APA

grandmotherless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandmotherless

MLA

“grandmotherless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandmotherless. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grandmotherless,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandmotherless.

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