granmama

From French grand-maman.

granmama f (plural granmamas)

1. grandmother

   Synonyms: nona, vava, avuela

From gran + mama.

• IPA^(key): /ɡɰɑ̃mama/

granmama

1. grandmother, great-grandmother

   Synonyms: granmer, mami

Compound of gran (“grand, old, honorable”) +‎ mama (“mother”).

granmama

1. grandmother
   • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎^[1], archived from the original on 8 February 2023:

     mi grangmamma na mi awo

     My grandmother is my ancestor

   • 2011, Selectabeats, Kayente, “Djoegoe Djoegoe”:

     Ei Selecta, mi granmama ben leri mi altèit, "no kosi kaiman fosi abra liba, boi".

     Hey Selecta, my grandmother always taught me: "don't curse the caiman before crossing the river, boy"

2. (historical) the oldest enslaved woman in a household or on a plantation