gudame

noun

gu·​dame

(ˈ)gœ̅¦dām,

(ˈ)gᵫ̅¦-,

(ˈ)gi¦-

plural -s

Scottish

: grandmother

Word History

Etymology

Middle English (northern dialect) gudame, guddame, from gud, gude (variant of good) + dame

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