gran·dam (gr n dm , -d m) also gran·dame (-d m, -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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