Gammer
/ɡæmə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An old woman. obsolete
"If thou return not, Gammer o'er her pail Will sing in sorrow, 'neath the brinded cow, And Gaffer sigh over his nut-brown ale […]"
Example
More examples"If thou return not, Gammer o'er her pail Will sing in sorrow, 'neath the brinded cow, And Gaffer sigh over his nut-brown ale […]"
Etymology
Reduction of godmother or grandmother.