grandam

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noun

A grandmother.

OriginMiddle English graundame ← Old French grant dame →
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Meanings

noungrandam (plural grandams)

plural grandams · alternative grandame · alternative granddam

  1. archaicA grandmother.
  2. archaicAn old lady, an elderly woman.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
carlinecronegrandmothergrannygrimalkinold ladyold woman

Origin

  1. Old Frenchgrant dame
  2. Middle Englishgraundame
  3. Englishgrandam

From Middle English graundame, from Old French grant dame. Doublet of grande dame.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

grandmadragman
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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