Gammer
[gam-er] /ˈgæm ər/
noun, British Archaic.
1.
an old woman.
/ˈɡæmə/
noun
1.
(rare, mainly Brit) a dialect word for an old woman: now chiefly humorous or contemptuous Compare gaffer (sense 1)
n.
“old woman,” 1570s, contraction of grandmother (cf. gaffer).
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