grandmamma

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English

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Etymology

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From grand- +‎ mamma.

Noun

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grandmamma (plural grandmammas)

  1. (as a term of address) Grandmother.
    • 1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter V, in Emma: [], volume II, London: [] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC, page 92:
      She is staying here on a visit to her grandmamma and aunt, very worthy people; []