grandmother
/grănd′mŭᴛʜ″ər, grăn′-/
noun
- The mother of one's father or mother.
- A female ancestor.
Cambridge Dictionary
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GRANDMOTHER | Pronunciation in English
GRANDMOTHER pronunciation. How to say GRANDMOTHER. Listen to the audio pronunciation in English. Learn more.
YouGlish
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Grandmother | 13599 pronunciations of Grandmother in English
Sound it Out: Break down the word 'grandmother' into its individual sounds "gran" + "mudh" + "uh". Say these sounds out loud, exaggerating them at first.
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How to pronounce grandmother in English - Definition and synonyms of grandmother in English
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Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
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grandmother noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
Definition of grandmother noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Cambridge Dictionary
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GREAT-GRANDMOTHER | Pronunciation in English
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What is the pronunciation of 'grandmother' in English?
Translations Definition Synonyms Pronunciation Examples Translator Phrasebook open_in_new chevron_right · volume_up grandmother {noun} /ˈɡɹændˌməðɝ/
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May 26, 2020 - In Japanese, the general word for grandmother is おばあちゃん, which is pronounced obaasan, but sometimes people call their own grandmother 祖母 which is pronounced, sobo. In Mandarin Chinese there are different words for maternal vs paternal grandparents.
Cambridge Dictionary
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How to pronounce GRANDMA in English
(English pronunciations of grandma from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus and from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary, both sources © Cambridge University Press) What is the definition of grandma? Grandison · Grandissimes · grandkid · grandly · grandma · grandmamma · grandmaster · grandmother ·
Wiktionary
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grandmother - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
grandmotherWikipedia · [edit] grand-mother (obsolete) [edit] From Middle English graundmodre, grauntmoder, granmoder; equivalent to grand- + mother. Compare French grand-mère. Superseded earlier eldmother, eldermother. [edit] (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹænˌmʌðə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/ Hyphenation: grand‧mo‧ther ·
Collins Dictionary
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GRANDMOTHER definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
Definitions Summary Synonyms Sentences Pronunciation Collocations Conjugations Grammar · Credits × · COBUILD frequency band · (grænmʌðər ) Word forms: plural grandmothers · family noun · Your grandmother is the mother of your father or mother. My grandmothers are both widows.
Published March 12, 2018
Promova
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Reddit
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r/AskAnAustralian on Reddit: How do you pronounce "grandma"?
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The people in my family pronounce it /grum/ /uh/ (grummah). Is this normal or are we an odd bunch?
YouGlish
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Maternal Grandmother | 141 pronunciations of Maternal Grandmother in English
Sound it Out: Break down the word 'maternal grandmother' into its individual sounds "muh" + "tur" + "nuhl gran" + "mudh" + "uh". Say these sounds out loud, exaggerating them at first.
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
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grandma noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
grandmotherTopics Family and relationshipsa1 · See grandma in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary · Check pronunciation: grandma · All matches · Grandma Moses · the Grand Lodge · grandly · adverb · grandma · noun · grand mal · noun · Grandma Moses ·
Oxford English Dictionary
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new or updated pronunciations (transcriptions and audio files); new or revised etymological information and improved coverage of variant spellings; new senses or phrases added in print and online updates since OED2 (1989). Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into grandmother, n.
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@han54 @Alice_Snow
So do I - as Alice would expect.
The d is soft but it should definitely be there. However, in ordinary conversation it may be barely discernible and, indeed, many of us will never sound the “d”.
Consistency of English pronunciation is a rare thing!
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In British English the 'd' is usually more or less silent. Perhaps sometimes there is the slightest hint of a 'd'. Just occasionally you might hear the 'd' fully sounded. I understand that in US English they are sometimes sounded too. Sources vary on this.
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/grandmother
I can give you my British version:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandfather
https://youtu.be/csgrc72VHPM
https://forvo.com/word/grandmother/
Addition: Mrs. Thatcher's version : https://youtu.be/s5Gxruh-pLI
This is the Oxford Learner's Dictionary phonetic:
grandmother noun
/ˈɡrænmʌðə(r)/
/ˈɡrænmʌðər/
The full OED lists the 'd' as optional:
/ˈɡran(d)ˌmʌðə/
Longman gives
grand‧moth‧er /ˈɡrænˌmʌðə
Collins gives
grandmother
(grænmʌðəʳ ) but uses examples with the 'd' sounded.
HowtoPronounce
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