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grammie en · NOUN

Etymology

From gramma + -ie.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of grammy.
   alt of grammy
   • “You don’t get to have much fun, do you?” His tone held a note of pity that had her stiffening her spine. She hated when people felt sorry for her. “Between three jobs and looking in on my grammie, no. But I take pleasure in the simple things—a beautiful sunset, an earnest smile, a man who can cook . . .” 2017, Lori Wilde (pseudonym; Laurie Vanzura), Cowboy, It’s Cold Outside (Twilight, Texas), Avon Books, →ISBN, page 182:
   • “The letters you see (near his elbow) is (the name) ‘Lois’ who was my grammie who passed away,” he [Taylor McDermott] said. 2016, Claudia Schwab, Global Ink: Tattoos as Art Around the World, Buena Vista, Va.: Mariner Publishing, →ISBN, page 28, column 3:
   • Tink had managed to stay the same age for a very long time. “I think that when my grammie was a little girl, Tink was little, too,” said Louisa. 2013, Margaret McNamara, Rosy and the Secret Friend (The Fairy Bell Sisters), Balzer + Bray, →ISBN, page 70:

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