"gammer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡæmə/ [UK] Forms: gammers [plural]
Etymology: Reduction of godmother or grandmother. Etymology templates: {{m|en|godmother}} godmother, {{m|en|grandmother}} grandmother Head templates: {{en-noun}} gammer (plural gammers)
  1. (obsolete) An old woman. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Female people Related terms: Gammer Gurton's Needle, a 16th-century English comedy Coordinate_terms: gaffer
    Sense id: en-gammer-en-noun-vCr4UDqd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for gammer meaning in English (1.5kB)

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