granny

Speech parts

1. granny - Noun

2. granny - Adjective

3. granny - Verb

Meaning

A grandmother; a grandam; familiarly, an old woman.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

nan gran grandma nanna grandmother nanny gram grannie gramma old lady nana grammy old woman grandmamma grandmama
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Antonyms

babe man young grandma minor urchin
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Hypernyms

grandparent old woman reef knot flat knot

Hyponyms

nan

Phrases with the word

granny's hairnet granny's bonnet granny's nightcap granny squash granny grabber granny bonnet

Anagrams

nangry

Examples

Life is a campus: in a Greenwich Village bookstore, looking for a New Yorker collection, I asked of an earnest-looking assistant where I might find the humour section. Peering over her granny glasses, she enquired, "Humour studies would that be, sir?" Keith Waterhouse

I think that sick people in Ankh-Morpork generally go to a vet. It's generally a better bet. There's more pressure on a vet to get it right. People say "it was god's will" when granny dies, but they get angry when they lose a cow. Terry Pratchett

Granny Sheeran told me when I'm looking for a partner to fall in love with their eyes cause eyes are the only things that don't age, so if you fall in love with their eyes you'll be in love forever. Ed Sheeran

Forwards said the granny in the snow. Finnish Proverb

Granny will stay on the sleigh by cursing and roping. Finnish Proverb

Don't mourn granny's death, granny is in heaven a sandwich in her hand! Finnish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

grannie grannum Grannus granny annexe granny chaser granny dress