an old woman, esp. one from the country: now usually humorous
Origin of gammer
altered from godmothergammer
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gammer
noun
Chiefly BritishAn elderly woman.
Origin of gammer
Probably alteration (influenced by grandmother )of godmotherTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural gammers)
- (obsolete) An old woman.
Anagrams
Origin
Reduction of godmother or grandmother.
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