English Explanatory Dictionary

eldmother

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One's grandmother or other female ancestor, or one's mother-in-law.

Word forms

eldmother eldmothers eldermother

Etymology

From Middle English eldmoder, from Old English eald mōdor (“grandmother”), equivalent to eld (“old”) + mother. Cognate with Scots eldmoder, eldmother (“mother-in-law”), Old Frisian aldemōder.

Related words

eldfather
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