grandam

[ gran-duhm, -dam ]

/ ˈgræn dəm, -dæm /

noun

a grandmother.

an old woman.

Also gran·dame

[gran-deym, -duhm]. /ˈgræn deɪm, -dəm/.

Origin of grandam

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

Words nearby grandam

gran cassa, Gran Chaco, grand, grandad, grandad shirt, grandam, Grand Army of the Republic, grandaunt, grandbaby, Grand Bahama, Grand Banks

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Example sentences from the Web for grandam

The grandam dropped him a pretty curtsy, the while the other stood with drooping and averted head.
The Red Tavern|Charles Raymond Macauley
If the soul of my grandam might fitly inhabit a bird, might not a Fairy ruefully inhabit the person of my grandam?
Lore of Proserpine|Maurice Hewlett
See, here is my grandam coming with various things for us; and I warrant me you shall find some gingerbread amongst them.
Judith Shakespeare|William Black
Grandam Sutherland had but just awakened, and was blinking at the two after a confused fashion.
The Red Tavern|Charles Raymond Macauley

Then goes the musicker to my grandam, bidding the old Duchess rise up again one hour after she had sought her bed.
The Fifth Queen Crowned|Ford Madox Ford

British Dictionary definitions for grandam

grandam

grandame (ˈɡrændeɪm, -dəm)

/ (ˈɡrændəm, -dæm) /

noun

an archaic word for grandmother

Word Origin for grandam

C13: from Anglo-French grandame, from Old French grand- + dame lady, mother

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	grandam
释义	grandam [ gran-duhm, -dam ] / ˈgræn dəm, -dæm / noun a grandmother. an old woman. Also gran·dame [gran-deym, -duhm]. /ˈgræn deɪm, -dəm/. Origin of grandam 1175–1225; Middle English gra(u)ndame<Old French grant dame.See grand, dame Words nearby grandam gran cassa, Gran Chaco, grand, grandad, grandad shirt, grandam, Grand Army of the Republic, grandaunt, grandbaby, Grand Bahama, Grand Banks Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grandam The grandam dropped him a pretty curtsy, the while the other stood with drooping and averted head. The Red Tavern\|Charles Raymond Macauley If the soul of my grandam might fitly inhabit a bird, might not a Fairy ruefully inhabit the person of my grandam? Lore of Proserpine\|Maurice Hewlett See, here is my grandam coming with various things for us; and I warrant me you shall find some gingerbread amongst them. Judith Shakespeare\|William Black Grandam Sutherland had but just awakened, and was blinking at the two after a confused fashion. The Red Tavern\|Charles Raymond Macauley Then goes the musicker to my grandam, bidding the old Duchess rise up again one hour after she had sought her bed. The Fifth Queen Crowned\|Ford Madox Ford British Dictionary definitions for grandam grandam grandame (ˈɡrændeɪm, -dəm) / (ˈɡrændəm, -dæm) / noun an archaic word for grandmother Word Origin for grandam C13: from Anglo-French grandame, from Old French grand- + dame lady, mother Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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