granny

Wikipedia

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æni

Alternative forms

grannie (less common)

Noun

granny (plural grannies)

1. (colloquial) A grandmother.

   I'm going to be a granny.

2. (colloquial, derogatory) An elderly woman.

   There are too many grannies around here getting in the way.

Adjective

granny (not comparable)

1. typically or stereotypically old-fashioned, especially in clothing and accessories worn by or associated with elderly women.

   granny dress; granny glasses

Synonyms

• (grandmother): gran, grandma, nan, nanna, nanny
• (elderly woman): old dear

Derived terms

• granny knot

Translations

colloquial: grandmother

Dutch: oma f., (Netherlands) opoe f., (Belgium) bomma f. French: mémé (fr) f., mamie (fr) Hungarian: nagyi (hu)

Macedonian: баба (mk) (bába) f. Russian: баба (ru) f.

colloquial, derogatory: an elderly woman

Dutch: besje (nl) f. French: mémé (fr) f. Hungarian: anyó (hu), anyóka (hu)

Macedonian: баба (mk) (bába) f. Russian: баба (ru) f.

Anagrams

• nangry