Plural of grandam; multiple grandmothers or elderly ladies.
Simple plural of 'grandam,' from Old French 'grand' + 'dam.' This form appears regularly in medieval and early modern English literature.
Old texts often show 'grandams' sitting together sharing wisdom or gossip—the word carried a sense of gathered elderly women with stories and authority, different from how we picture grandmothers today.
Plural of 'grandam'; archaic plural form carries same gendered patterns as singular. See 'grandam' entry for context.
Use 'grandparents,' 'ancestors,' or 'elders' for neutral reference. 'Grandams' acceptable in historical or literary contexts only.
["grandparents","ancestors","elders"]
Archaic form that once documented women's intergenerational roles, though formality and preservation of this term over male equivalents reflects selective historical memory.
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