stepgrandmother en · NOUN
Etymology
From step- + grandmother.
Meanings
- 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.
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stepgrandmothers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| step-grandmother | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
stepgranddaughter · stepgrandson · stepgrandchild · stepgrandfather · stepgrandparent
Translations (13)
de Stiefomi (stepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather) · de Stiefgroßmutter (stepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather) · ca aviastra (stepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather) · de Stiefoma (stepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather) · es abuelastra (stepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather) · ca aviastra (mother of one's stepparent) · id nenek tiri (stepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather) · fi isoäitipuoli (mother of one's stepparent) · de Stiefgrossmutter (stepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather) · nb bonusbestemor (stepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather) · fi isoäitipuoli (stepmother of one's parent and wife of one's grandfather) · id nenek tiri (mother of one's stepparent) · es abuelastra (mother of one's stepparent)