granny A2 Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /ˈɡɹæni/ See IPA manual Freq #3805 Meanings 1 noun Your grandmother (informal). My granny makes the best apple pie. 2 noun An old woman. A kind granny helped the child cross the road. 3 adj Old-fashioned, especially in style or clothing. She wore a pair of round granny glasses. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · your grandmother (informal). grangrandmagrandmothernan 2 noun · an old woman. old dear Word family Forms grannies Derived forms granny-bashinggranny-pop-out-of-bedgranny-sitgranny-sittergrannygategrannyish Common collocations granny knot Noun + noun Etymology AI details From gran(nam) + -y Topics Clothing & Appearance Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # granny **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɡɹæni/ **Frequency rank:** 3805 ## Meanings 1. Your grandmother (informal). 2. An old woman. 3. Old-fashioned, especially in style or clothing. ## Examples - My granny makes the best apple pie. - A kind granny helped the child cross the road. - She wore a pair of round granny glasses. ## Derived Forms - granny-bashing - granny-pop-out-of-bed - granny-sit - granny-sitter - grannygate - grannyish ## Etymology From gran(nam) + -y ## AI Etymology Granny comes from gran(nam) + -y The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “Your grandmother (informal)” and “An old woman”. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance - Register & Style markdown