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noun
A female of the dwarf race.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: chiefly Tolkien fandom slang
Topics: fantasy
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Synonyms: dwarfess, dwarfette, dwarfmaid
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined by online Tolkien fans in the early 2010s, from dwarrow, an alternate word for the fantasy race of dwarves in Tolkien's legendarium, and dam (“female parent, mother”).
