# grandmother

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ · frequency rank #5,686

## Definitions
1. A mother of someone's parent.
2. A female ancestor or progenitor.
3. In Amazonian shamanism and related contexts, a reverential name for the ayahuasca vine or brew, symbolizing its role as a wise, guiding spirit.

## Etymology
From Middle English graundmodre, grauntmoder, granmoder; equivalent to grand- + mother. Compare French grand-mère. Superseded earlier eldmother, eldermother.

## Easily confused with
- **grandfather** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grandfather-vs-grandmother)

## Common misspellings (18)
`garndmother`, `ggrandmother`, `gradnmother`, `granddmother`, `grandmmother`, `grandmohter`, `grandmotehr`, `grandmotherr`, `grandmothher`, `grandmothre`, `grandmotther`, `grandmtoher`, `grandomther`, `granmdother`, `granndmother`, `grnadmother`, `grrandmother`, `rgandmother`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/grandmother