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τήθη

τήθη, a grandmother

τήθη (sts. written τηθή; the Ion. voc. τῆθα, Sch. Il. 3.130, prob. belongs to this word), ἡ,
  • grandmother, Ar. Ach. 49, Lys. 549, And. 1.128, Pl. R. 461d, Is. 3.23, IG 2(2).1534.229, D. 57.20 (v.l. τιτθῆς, -ῇ), Men. 532.4 (τιθή codd.), Hierocl. p.61 A. (τιτθαί, τίθαι, τίτθαι codd.), Lib. Or. 25.47 (vv. ll. τήτθη, τίθη), Thom.Mag. p.359R. (τίθη codd. and prob. Thom.); title of play by Diphilus, IG 2(2).2363.35: τίθη λέγεται ἡ μάμμη, τίτθη ἡ βυζάστρια, τιθήνη ἡ τροφός Ps.-Hdn.Gr. post Moer. p.479 P., cf. Ptol.Asc. p.394 H., etc.
    • II nurse; τῆ, ὅθεν καὶ τήθη ἡ λέγουσα δέξαι, θήλασον" Sch. Il. 14.219, cf. Sch. Ar. Lys. 549; but this is an error, the word for nurse being τίτθη (q.v.).

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