grandmother

noun3

1. •
   a woman whose child is one of your parents

   • "It's a nightingale floor," our grandmother told us. "It warns us of thieves in the night." — 2018
2. •
   A female ancestor or progenitor.

   • […] man may admit that his grandfathers and grandmothers were mon[keys a]nd monkeyesses if he want^([sic]) to; that is his privilege. — 1923
3. •
   In Amazonian shamanism and related contexts, a reverential name for the ayahuasca vine or brew, symbolizing its role as a wise, guiding spirit.

   • "Enter ayahuasca, the mystical grandmother of the psychedelic family, a beacon of profound spiritual experiences" — 2025