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granny
[gran-ee]
noun
plural
granniesInformal.a grandmother.
an elderly woman.
a fussy person.
Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.a nurse or midwife.
adjective
of, relating to, or thought to be like a grandmother or an elderly or old-fashioned woman.
granny notions about what's proper.
(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
informal words for grandmother
informalan irritatingly fussy person
a revolving cap on a chimneypot that keeps out rain, etc
a midwife or nurse
See granny knot
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of granny1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
"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'"
Jocelyn recalls him saying: "When I went past and saw you were in trouble, I thought, suppose they were my granny and grandpa?"
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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