Meanings
nounstepgrandmother (plural stepgrandmothers)
plural stepgrandmothers · alternative step-grandmother
- The stepmother of one's father or mother and the wife of one's grandfather, usually a woman that one's grandfather marries after the divorce of one's grandparents or the death of one's grandmother.
- The mother of one's stepmother or stepfather.
The president’s elderly stepgrandmother brought him an oxtail fly whisk, a mark of power at home in Kenya.
2009 January 21, Jodi Kantor, “In First Family, a Nation’s Many Faces”, in New York Times
Origin
Translations
Catalan aviastra, aviastra
- aviastrastepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather
- aviastramother of one's stepparent
Finnish isoäitipuoli, isoäitipuoli
- isoäitipuolistepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather
- isoäitipuolimother of one's stepparent
German Stiefgroßmutter, Stiefgrossmutter
- Stiefgroßmutterstepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather
- Stiefgrossmutterstepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather
- Stiefomastepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather
- Stiefomistepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather
Indonesian nenek tiri, nenek tiri
- nenek tiristepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather
- nenek tirimother of one's stepparent
Norwegian Bokmål bonusbestemor
- bonusbestemorstepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather
Spanish abuelastra, abuelastra
- abuelastrastepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather
- abuelastramother of one's stepparent
Cite this entry
APA
stepgrandmother. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepgrandmother
MLA
“stepgrandmother.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepgrandmother. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stepgrandmother,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepgrandmother.
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