grandmamma

"Thank you, ma'am, I shall be very happy, if grandmamma is willing."

Oldtown Folks 1869

Mrs. Newcome can scarcely be called his grandmamma, I suppose; and I daresay her

The Newcomes 2006

Such a silly, inexperienced creature must have time given her to learn to be reasonable, beside, she (Frau Brohl) would take care of everything, and Herr Haber could call her grandmamma now if he liked.

The Malady of the Century Max Simon Nordau 1886

She was always at work with her needle (for her hands were not affected) for the London children, grandnieces, and nephews who called her grandmamma, for she had had the care of their Parents during 11 years of her brother Alexander's widowhood.

An Autobiography Catherine Helen Spence 1867

My work -- and the garden -- and to sit with grandmamma, that is all I care for.

Phoebe, Junior 1862

Mrs. Newcome can scarcely be called his grandmamma, I suppose; and I daresay her Methodistical ladyship will not care to see the daughter and grandson of a clergyman of the Church of England!

The Newcomes William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

Clara was overjoyed, and talked so much about her grandmother that evening, that Heidi began also to call her "grandmamma," which brought down on her a look of displeasure from Fräulein Rottenmeier; this, however, had no particular effect on Heidi, for she was accustomed now to being continually in that lady's black books.

Heidi 2000

But as she was going to her room that night, Fräulein Rottenmeier waylaid her, and drawing her into her own, gave her strict injunctions as to how she was to address Frau Sesemann when she arrived; on no account was she to call her "grandmamma," but always to say "madam" to her.

Heidi 2000

I can remember seeing your mother, Milly, when she was about as old as you, cuddled up in a corner of that sofa over there, in 'grandmamma's pocket,' as she used to call it, listening with all her ears to great-grandmamma's stories.

Milly and Olly Humphry Ward 1885

The dowager was always called "my lady", both by her own daughter and by her son's wife, except in the presence of their children, when she was addressed as "grandmamma".

The Last Chronicle of Barset Anthony Trollope 1848