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grandam

American  
[gran-duhm, -dam] / ˈgræn dəm, -dæm /
Also grandame

noun

  1. a grandmother.

  2. an old woman.

grandam British  
/ ˈɡrændeɪm, -dəm, ˈɡrændəm, -dæm /

noun

  1. an archaic word for grandmother

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Etymology

Origin of grandam

1175–1225; Middle English gra ( u ) ndame < Old French grant dame. See grand, dame

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