grandma

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Informal · Slang

n. a way to address an older woman you do not know.

n. a term of address for an elderly woman; can be perceived as patronising or derogatory depending on the speaker's intent and tone.

“The teenager rudely shouted at the woman, calling her 'grandma' when she walked too slowly.”

“Using 'grandma' to address a stranger in a professional setting is generally considered disrespectful and overly familiar.”

C2 · Proficiency Informal

v. to behave like a grandmother or to call someone 'grandma'.

v. to perform the role of a grandmother or to address someone using the term; used transitively or intransitively.

“She loves to grandma all the neighborhood kids by giving them sweets.”

“She has been grandmaing the local orphans for years, providing the emotional support their biological families could not.”