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granny

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[gran-ee]

noun

plural

grannies 
  1. Informal.a grandmother.

  2. an elderly woman.

  3. a fussy person.

  4. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.a nurse or midwife.

  5. granny knot.



adjective

grannier, granniest 
  1. of, relating to, or thought to be like a grandmother or an elderly or old-fashioned woman.

    granny notions about what's proper.

  2. (of clothing for women or girls) being loose-fitted and having such features as high necklines, puff sleeves, long skirts, and ruffles and lace trimmings.

    a granny blouse; a granny nightgown.

granny

/ ˈɡæɪ /

noun

  1. informal words for grandmother

  2. informalan irritatingly fussy person

  3. a revolving cap on a chimneypot that keeps out rain, etc

  4. a midwife or nurse

  5. See granny knot

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of granny1

1655–65; grand(mother) + -y 2, with -nd- > -nn-
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There is one stalwart ally in the family though, Byron's beloved granny played by Hannah Walters, who co-produced hit show Adolescence alongside husband Stephen Graham.

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Darius: We had to dress to impress and I wanted to bring the queens — my mother, my granny and my auntie — to see the queens.

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"In some ways, you stick a wig and a beard on someone, little round granny glasses and a white suit and everyone goes, 'It's John Lennon'"

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Jocelyn recalls him saying: "When I went past and saw you were in trouble, I thought, suppose they were my granny and grandpa?"

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We lived in a neighborhood where the only white people were the family who lived in front of our granny flat.

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