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grandmother [noun]
US /ˈɡræn.mʌð.ɚ/ 
UK /ˈɡræn.mʌð.ər/ 
Example: 

My grandmothers are both widows.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

grandmother

 (also informal) grandma ) noun
the mother of your mother or father

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

grandmother S3 /ˈɡrænˌmʌðə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
the mother of your mother or father
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People usually say gran (in British English) or grandma when talking to or about their own grandmother:
▪ My grandma used to make lovely cakes.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

grandmother

grand·mother [grandmother grandmothers]   [ˈɡrænmʌðə(r)]    [ˈɡrænmʌðər]  noun

the mother of your father or mother

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

grandmother

grandmother /ˈgrænd.mʌð.əʳ/ /ˈgræm-/ US /-ɚ/
noun [C] (INFORMAL grandma or granny or gran)
the mother of a person's father or mother

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

grandmother

 

/grænmʌðə(r)/
(grandmothers)

Your grandmother is the mother of your father or mother.
My grandmothers are both widows.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

grandmother

grand·moth·er /ˈgrændˌmʌðɚ/ noun, pl -ers [count] : the mother of your father or mother