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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Characteristic of or befitting a grandmother.
  • adjective Having the qualities of a grandmother.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of a grandmother.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Like a grandmother in age or manner; kind; indulgent.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective In the manner of a grandmother
  • adjective Having the characteristics of a grandmother

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