guid-dame

Scots

Alternative forms

• guiddame

Etymology

guid- +‎ dame

Pronunciation

• (Southern Scots, Northern Isles) IPA^(key): [ˈɡøddem], [ˈɡyddem]
• (Northern Isles) IPA^(key): [ˈɡjøddem]
• (Central Scots, Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈɡɪddem]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈɡeddem], [ˈɡiddem]
• (South Northern Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈɡeddim]
• (Doric Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈɡwiddim]
• (North Northern Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈɡiddim]

Noun

guid-dame (plural guid-dames)

1. grandmother

Synonyms

• auld-dame
• grandmither

Coordinate terms

• guidsire (“grandfather”)

References

• “guid-dame, n. comb.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.