τήθη(sts. writtenτηθή; the Ion. voc.τῆθα, Sch. Il. 3.130 , prob. belongs to this word),ἡ,
A. grandmother, Ar. Ach. 49 , Lys. 549 , And. 1.128 , Pl. R. 461d , Is. 3.23 , IG 22.1534.229 , D. 57.20 ( v.l. τιτθῆς, -ῇ ), Men. 532.4 (τιθήcodd.), Hierocl. p.61
A. (τιτθαί, τίθαι, τίτθαιcodd.), Lib. Or. 25.47 (vv. ll.τήτθη, τίθη), Thom.Mag. p.359 R. (τίθηcodd. and prob. Thom. ); title of play by Diphilus, IG 22.2363.35 :τίθη λέγεται ἡ μάμμη, τίτθη ἡ βυζάστρια, τιθήνη ἡ τροφόςPs.- 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 fornursebeingτίτθη(q.v.).