granny

A2 Topic:Register & Style

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). grangrandma grandmothernan

2 noun · an old woman. old dear

Word family

Forms grannies

Derived forms granny-bashinggranny-pop-out-of-bedgranny-sitgranny-sittergrannygategrannyish

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Phrases (1)

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granny knot
an insecure knot resembling a reef knot but crossed incorrectly

Noun + noun

Etymology

From gran(nam) + -y

Topics

Register & Style General Vocabulary

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