Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grandma'am

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
grand-ma'am
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mother of one’s own mother.

Archaic

Etymology

From grand- + ma'am.

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Questions

What does grandma'am mean?
The mother of one’s own mother.
Where does grandma'am come from?
From grand- + ma'am.

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