gammer
/ɡæmə/
gammer noun: an old woman.
Noun
gammer (plural gammers)
- An old woman.
- 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 […]1845, Thomas Cooper, The Purgatory of Suicides, Book the Fourth, Stanza IX
- If thou return not, Gammer o'er her pail
gammer meaning in Urdu
gammer in Urdu
- بڑھیا
Forms of gammer
| plural | gammers |
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Origin of gammer
Reduction of godmother or grandmother.
Questions about gammer
- What does gammer mean?
- Gammer means an old woman.
- What is gammer in Urdu?
- Gammer in Urdu is بڑھیا. See Gammer meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is gammer?
- Gammer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gammer?
- Gammer is pronounced /ɡæmə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gammer?
- The plural of gammer is gammers.
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