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stepgrandmother

stepgrandmother noun: 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.

Noun

stepgrandmother (plural stepgrandmothers)

  1. 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.
  2. 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

stepgrandmother meaning in Indonesian

stepgrandmother in Indonesian

stepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather
nenek tiri
mother of one's stepparent
nenek tiri

Forms of stepgrandmother

pluralstepgrandmothers
alternative formstep-grandmother

Origin of stepgrandmother

From step- + grandmother.

Questions about stepgrandmother

What does stepgrandmother mean?
Stepgrandmother means 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.
What is stepgrandmother in Indonesian?
Stepgrandmother in Indonesian is nenek tiri. See Stepgrandmother meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is stepgrandmother?
Stepgrandmother is a noun.
What is the plural of stepgrandmother?
The plural of stepgrandmother is stepgrandmothers.

Words near stepgrandmother in the dictionary

  1. stepgrandchildren
  2. stepgranddaughter
  3. stepgranddaughters
  4. stepgrandfather
  5. stepgrandfathers
  6. stepgrandmother
  7. stepgrandmothers
  8. stepgrandparent
  9. stepgrandparents
  10. stepgrandson
  11. stepgrandsons

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