"grandmammy" meaning in All languages combined

See grandmammy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: grandmammies [plural]
Etymology: From grand- + mammy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|grand|mammy}} grand- + mammy Head templates: {{en-noun}} grandmammy (plural grandmammies)
  1. (informal) Grandmother. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-grandmammy-en-noun-rsIf3yl7
  2. (informal) Synonym of granddaddy (“something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind”) Tags: informal Categories (topical): Female family members Synonyms: granddaddy [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-grandmammy-en-noun-2RpxOpFZ Disambiguation of Female family members: 16 84 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with grand-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with grand-: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95

Inflected forms

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