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grandam

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gran·dam  (grndm, -dm) also gran·dame (-dm, -däm, -dm)
n.
1. The mother of one's father or mother; a grandmother.
2. An old woman.
[Middle English grandame, from Old French dame-grant : dame, lady; see dame + grand, grant, great; see grand.]
grandam [ˈgrændəm -dæm], grandame [ˈgrændeɪm -dəm]
n
an archaic word for grandmother
[from Anglo-French grandame, from Old French grand- + dame lady, mother]
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There were the little faces of the children, peeping from their bed apart and here the father's frame of strength, the mother's subdued and careful mien, the high-browed youth, the budding girl, and the good old grandam, still knitting in the warmest place.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
There were the little faces of the children, peeping from their bed apart, and here the father's frame of strength, the mother's subdued and careful mien, the high- browed youth, the budding girl, and the good old grandam, still knitting in the warmest place.
The Great Carbuncle by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
 
 
 
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