grandmaman.

Brit.

/ˈɡran(d)məˌmɑː/, U.S.

/ˈɡræn(d)məˈmɑ/

Forms: 1600s– grandmama, 1700s– grandmamma; U.S. regional (chiefly southern and south Midland) 1900s– grammamma, 1900s– grandmama, 1900s– grandmamma, 1900s– grandmomma, 1900s– granmama, 1900s– granmamma, 1900s– granmomma. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grand- comb. form, mama n.¹

Etymology: < grand- comb. form + mama n.¹, after grandmother n. Compare grandma n. and grandmammy n.

colloquial (now somewhat archaic).

= grandma n.Cf. usage note at mama n.¹ 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > grandparent > [noun] > grandmother

eldmotherc1000

grandamc1225

good-dame1400

grandmother1424

beldamc1440

lucky1629

granny1659

grandmama1694

lucky minnie1755

grandma1772

grandmammy1789

gran1829

babushka1834

abuela1836

grandmom1860

grandmum1861

grammy1886

dadi1888

minnie1888

grams1893

bubbe1895

nana1899

gram1923

nanny1927

lola1934

abuelita1937

oma1948

nain1954

nan1955

makulu1980

omi1988

1694 A. Boyer Compl. French-master 194/2 We have been at Grand-Mama's.

1749 J. Cleland Mem. Woman of Pleasure I. 146 The maid..added, that she was sure this usage of her sweet young master, would be the death of his grandmama.

1763 Brit. Mag. 4 495 O discretion! thou'rt a jewel, Or our grand-mammas mistake.

1781 W. Cowper Retirem. 515 Your prudent grandmammas, ye modern belles, Content with Bristol, Bath, and Tunbridge Wells.

1813 Examiner 29 Mar. 204/1 To frighten children and grandmammas.

1825 C. M. Westmacott Eng. Spy I. 158 At our old grandmamma's in St. Clement's.

1836 C. Dickens Let. 30 July (1965) I. 159 Perhaps you will fill up the blank, and place ‘Grandmama’ and ‘Grandpapa’, at the top.

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. i. 34 You shall have nothing to do now but to be grandmamma on satin cushions.

1885 Cent. Mag. July 386/2 Why, grandpapa ran away with grandmamma, and they had a lovely time.

1937 J. P. Marquand Late George Apley (1940) iv. 35 Do you remember the games of hide-and-seek.., and the time Grandmama hid me behind her dress when she sat in her rocker knitting?

1994 A. Perry Hyde Park Headsman (1996) v. 150 ‘Don't you “rubbish” me, my girl!’ Grandmama banged the stick again furiously, scarring the wooden floor with its metal ferrule.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	grandmama
释义	grandmaman. Brit. /ˈɡran(d)məˌmɑː/, U.S. /ˈɡræn(d)məˈmɑ/ Forms: 1600s– grandmama, 1700s– grandmamma; U.S. regional (chiefly southern and south Midland) 1900s– grammamma, 1900s– grandmama, 1900s– grandmamma, 1900s– grandmomma, 1900s– granmama, 1900s– granmamma, 1900s– granmomma. Also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grand- comb. form, mama n.¹ Etymology: < grand- comb. form + mama n.¹, after grandmother n. Compare grandma n. and grandmammy n. colloquial (now somewhat archaic). = grandma n.Cf. usage note at mama n.¹ 1a. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > grandparent > [noun] > grandmother eldmotherc1000 grandamc1225 good-dame1400 grandmother1424 beldamc1440 lucky1629 granny1659 grandmama1694 lucky minnie1755 grandma1772 grandmammy1789 gran1829 babushka1834 abuela1836 grandmom1860 grandmum1861 grammy1886 dadi1888 minnie1888 grams1893 bubbe1895 nana1899 gram1923 nanny1927 lola1934 abuelita1937 oma1948 nain1954 nan1955 makulu1980 omi1988 1694 A. Boyer Compl. French-master 194/2 We have been at Grand-Mama's. 1749 J. Cleland Mem. Woman of Pleasure I. 146 The maid..added, that she was sure this usage of her sweet young master, would be the death of his grandmama. 1763 Brit. Mag. 4 495 O discretion! thou'rt a jewel, Or our grand-mammas mistake. 1781 W. Cowper Retirem. 515 Your prudent grandmammas, ye modern belles, Content with Bristol, Bath, and Tunbridge Wells. 1813 Examiner 29 Mar. 204/1 To frighten children and grandmammas. 1825 C. M. Westmacott Eng. Spy I. 158 At our old grandmamma's in St. Clement's. 1836 C. Dickens Let. 30 July (1965) I. 159 Perhaps you will fill up the blank, and place ‘Grandmama’ and ‘Grandpapa’, at the top. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. i. 34 You shall have nothing to do now but to be grandmamma on satin cushions. 1885 Cent. Mag. July 386/2 Why, grandpapa ran away with grandmamma, and they had a lovely time. 1937 J. P. Marquand Late George Apley (1940) iv. 35 Do you remember the games of hide-and-seek.., and the time Grandmama hid me behind her dress when she sat in her rocker knitting? 1994 A. Perry Hyde Park Headsman (1996) v. 150 ‘Don't you “rubbish” me, my girl!’ Grandmama banged the stick again furiously, scarring the wooden floor with its metal ferrule. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1694
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