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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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granny (pluralgrannies)

  1. (colloquial) Agrandmother.
    I'm going to be agranny.
    Good morning,Granny!
    • 2022 November 16, Paul Bigland, “From rural branches to high-speed arteries”, inRAIL, number970, page55:
      Travelling with theirgranny, who seems more interested in her crossword puzzle than them, they bicker and fight in a futile bid to get her attention. Oh, the joys of travelling during the school holidays!
  2. (colloquial) Anyelderlywoman, regardless of if she has grandchildren.
    Thatgranny over there needs your assistance.
  3. (knots) Agranny knot.
    • 1977, Stephen King,Children of the Corn:
      The suitcase was old. The brown leather was battered and scuffed. Two hanks of clothesline had been wrapped around it and tied in large, clownishgrannies.
  4. (agriculture, colloquial) An olderewe that maylure alamb away from itsmother.
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Translations
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colloquial: grandmother
colloquial: an elderly woman

Adjective

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granny (notcomparable)

  1. (informal)typically orstereotypically old-fashioned, especially in clothing and accessories worn by or associated with elderly women.
    granny dress;granny glasses
    • 1965,Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors),We Both Laughed In Pleasure
      Long brown fluffy hair, slightly curled on the ends, black coat, gold buttons, belt around the middle, bare legs, no socks,granny heels, also black, shoulder bag, black, transistor radio.
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Verb

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granny (third-person singular simple presentgrannies,present participlegrannying,simple past and past participlegrannied)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To be agrandmother.(Can we add anexample for this sense?)
  2. (informal, intransitive) To act like astereotypicalgrandmother; tofuss.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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granny (pluralgrannies)

  1. (Australia, colloquial) Agrand final.
    • 2007, Steve Bedwell,Vizard Uncut, Melbourne University Publish,→ISBN, page30:
      On the morning of the 'granny', the three Vizards would hop into Godfrey's Dodge and head off towards the MCG.
    • 2016,Brent Harvey,Boomer, Macmillan Publishers Aus.,→ISBN:
      Jase was controversially suspended and prevented from playing in thegranny.
    • 2020,Marlion Pickett, Dave Warner,Belief, Simon and Schuster,→ISBN:
      "Dad, I got some good news and bad news. Good news is I'll be playing in thegranny. Bad news is you'll have to hop on a plane.”

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