dwarrowdam

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noun

A female of the dwarf race.

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Meanings

noundwarrowdam (plural dwarrowdams)

plural dwarrowdams

  1. chiefly Tolkien fandom slangfantasyA female of the dwarf race.

    Kiaran stands at the heart of the room, speaking to a dwarrowdam with fiery red hair.

    2014 May 1, LineofDurin (@Tiorvi), Twitter
    2 more examples

    Goodnight dwarrows and dwarrowdams. As well as all others. I am retiring to my chambers for the eve. Court shall be held tomorrow.

    2014 December 16, King Thrór (@Actual_Thror), Twitter

    Samila smiled and he sensed that this dwarrowdam was tougher than flint and able to go whatever lengths necessary to save her people.

    2017, Anne Olga Vea, A Dragonslayer's Tale, page 472

    Synonyms: dwarfess, dwarfette, dwarfmaid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA female of the dwarf race.

Origin

Coined by online Tolkien fans in the early 2010s, from dwarrow, an alternate word for the fantasy race of dwarves in Tolkien's legendarium, and dam (“female parent, mother”).

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APA

dwarrowdam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dwarrowdam

MLA

“dwarrowdam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dwarrowdam. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dwarrowdam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dwarrowdam.

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