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granny
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gran·ny or gran·nie  (grn)
n. pl. gran·nies
1. Informal A grandmother.
2. Informal A fussy person.
3. Chiefly Southern U.S. See midwife.

[Short for grandmother or grandam.]

granny or grannie
Noun
pl -nies Informal a grandmother
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.grannygranny - the mother of your father or mother
grandparent - a parent of your father or mother
nan - your grandmother
2.granny - an old woman
old woman - a woman who is old
3.grannygranny - a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure
flat knot, reef knot - a square knot used in a reef line
Translations
granny [ˈgrænɪ] nabuelita, yaya

granny [ˈgrænɪ] (inf) nOma f

granny [ˈgrænɪ] n (col) → nonna

granny
n granny [ˈgrӕni]
a grandmother I have two grannies; Hallo, Granny! ouma جَدَّه баба babička bedstemor die Oma γιαγιά abuelita vanaema مادر بزرگ mummi grand-maman, mamie סַבתָא दादी, नानी baka nagyi nenek amma nonna おばあちゃん 할머니(의 애칭) senelė, bobutė vecmāmiņa nenek oma bestemor babcia avozinha bunicuţă бабушка babička babica baka farmor, mormor ย่า; ยาย nine, büyük anne, babaanne 奶奶;外婆 бабуся دادی ، نانی (thân mật) bà 奶奶


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