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grandmotherless

grandmotherless adjective: without a grandmother.

Adjective

grandmotherless (not comparable)

  1. Without 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 of grandmotherless

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

Questions about grandmotherless

What does grandmotherless mean?
Grandmotherless means without a grandmother.
What part of speech is grandmotherless?
Grandmotherless is an adjective.

Words near grandmotherless in the dictionary

  1. grandmotherfuckers
  2. grandmotherhood
  3. grandmothering
  4. grandmotherish
  5. grandmotherism
  6. grandmotherless
  7. grandmotherliness
  8. grandmotherly
  9. grandmothers
  10. grandmothers-in-law
  11. grandmultipara

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