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单词 grandam
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Definition of grandam in English:

grandam

(also grandame)
noun ˈɡrandam
  • 1

    archaic term for grandmother
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Like her mother and her undefeated champion grandam, the precocious Storm Flag Flying keeps McGaughey on his toes.
    1. 1.1 An old woman.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • One group crowds around a tippling grandam, closely attentive to her stories.
    2. 1.2 A female ancestor.

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French graund dame (see grand, dame). Of the English terms of relationship formed with grand, this is the oldest.

 
 

Definition of grandam in US English:

grandam

(also granddam, grandame)
noun
  • 1

    archaic term for grandmother
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Like her mother and her undefeated champion grandam, the precocious Storm Flag Flying keeps McGaughey on his toes.
    1. 1.1 An old woman.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • One group crowds around a tippling grandam, closely attentive to her stories.
    2. 1.2 A female ancestor.

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French graund dame (see grand, dame). Of the English terms of relationship formed with grand, this is the oldest.

 
 
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