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grandam

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. grandam (noun)
  2. Grand Coulee Dam (geographical name)

gran·dam

noun \ˈgran-ˌdam, -dəm\

Definition of GRANDAM

1
or gran·dame \-ˌdām\ a : grandmother b : an old woman
2
or grand·dam \-ˌdam, -dəm\ : a dam's or sire's dam —used of an animal
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Origin of GRANDAM

Middle English graundam, from Anglo-French graund dame, literally, great lady
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with GRANDAM

air dam, Annam, ashram, exam, flimflam, goddamn, grand slam, hard clam, imam, logjam, madame, Mailgram, milldam, nizam, Priam, program, quondam, surf clam, tam-tam, thiram, trigram, webcam, whim-wham, ziram

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