grandmother

英 [ˈɡrænmʌðə(r)]

美 [ˈɡrænmʌðər]

n. (外)祖母; 奶奶; 外婆

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4338 / COCA.2495

习惯用语

teach your grandmother to suck eggs

教奶奶嘬鸡蛋；在能人面前逞强；班门弄斧
to tell or show sb how to do sth that they can already do well, and probably better than you can

noun

N-FAMILY （外）祖母；奶奶；外婆
Yourgrandmotheris the mother of your father or mother.
1. My grandmothers are both widows.
  我奶奶和外婆都是孤寡一人。

noun

My young daughter was going to stay with her grandmother for a week, but she's not going now, more's the pity.
我小女儿原来准备去和她的祖母一起住一周的，但非常遗憾，她现在不能去了。
She cast a wry glance in her grandmother's direction.
她朝奶奶无可奈何地瞟了一眼。
She was forever running errands for her housebound grandmother
她总是在为她不方便外出的祖母跑前跑后。
It raining, the little girl helped her grandmother along difficultly.
下雨了，那个小女孩扶着她的祖母艰难地向前走着。
Her grandmother mumbled in her sleep
她祖母含混不清地说着梦话。
The newspaper contacted his grandmother to trace his present address, and later doorstepped him at his home.
报纸联系了他祖母，查到了他现在的住址后便前往登门采访。
Her grandmother had the gift of making people happy.
她奶奶有逗人开心的本事。
My grandmother and aunt will be there in my parents 'stead.
我的祖母和姑妈将代替我的父母出席。
Your grandmother has nothing to stop her from being bored, grouchy and lonely.
你奶奶既无聊又孤独，总是没完没了地发牢骚。
He was brought up by his grandmother.
他是由他奶奶带大的。