"grampie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: grampies [plural]
Etymology: From grandpa + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|grandpa|ie}} grandpa + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} grampie (plural grampies)
  1. Alternative form of grampy. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: grampy
    Sense id: en-grampie-en-noun-QcRcbXtZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie

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          "ref": "2000, Gretchen Kelbaugh, Lollipopsicles, BAJ Books, page 26",
          "text": "If a monster comes running / and flapping her paws / snapping her tail / sharpening her claws / remember these words that my grampie would say to chase all those monsters away: I’m not afraid that monsters want to eat me for their meal. I’m not afraid of monsters 'cause they're not really real.",
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          "ref": "2013, Barbara Leigh Ohrstrom, Searching for the Castle: Backtrail of an Adoption, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse LLC, page 19",
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          "ref": "2015, Philip Reed, Off and Running, Brash Books, page 139",
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          "ref": "2017, Gillian French, The Door to January, Islandport Press, page 7",
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