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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grandam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
grandam
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grandmother.

Archaic

noun

An old lady, an elderly woman.

Archaic

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

grandams (plural) grandame (alternative) granddam (alternative)

Derived Forms

granny grannam

Questions

What does grandam mean?
A grandmother.
Where does grandam come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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