guid-dame

== Scots == === Alternative forms === guiddame === Etymology === guid- +‎ dame === Pronunciation === (Southern Scots, Insular Scots) IPA(key): [ˈɡøddem], [ˈɡyddem] (Insular Scots) 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) 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.