Grandparent vs Grandma - What's the difference?

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As a noun grandparent

is the parent of someone's parent.

As a proper noun grandma is

the name used for one's grandma.

Other Comparisons: What's the difference?

grandparent

English

(wikipedia grandparent)

Noun

(en noun)
  • the parent of someone's parent

    • Hyponyms

    * (by grandparent's gender ) grandmother, grandfather * (by parent's gender ) maternal grandmother, maternal grandfather, paternal grandmother, paternal grandfather

    Antonyms

    * (with regard to ancestry ) grandchild

    Derived terms

    * great grandparent * great great grandparent

    See also

    * mother * father

    grandma

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) grandmother

    • Related terms

    * grandpa

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