Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A grandmother.
- noun A mother-in-law.
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- noun A
grandmother . - noun A
mother-in-law . - noun obsolete A female
ancestor .
Etymologies
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From Middle English eldmoder, from Old English ealdmōdor ("grandmother"), equivalent to eld (“old”) + mother. Cognate with Scots eldmoder, eldmother ("mother-in-law"), Old Frisian aldmōder, aldemōder ("grandmother").
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