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gran·ny
or gran·nie (grăn′ē)n. pl. gran·nies
1. Informal A grandmother.
2. Informal A fussy person.
3. Southern US See granny woman.
[Short for grandmother or grandam.]
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granny
(ˈɡrænɪ) orgrannie
n, pl -nies
1. informal words for grandmother
2. informal an irritatingly fussy person
3. (Architecture) a revolving cap on a chimneypot that keeps out rain, etc
4. (Medicine) Southern US a midwife or nurse
5. (Knots) See granny knot
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
gran•ny
or gran•nie
(ˈgræn i)n., pl. -nies,
adj. n.
1. Informal. grandmother.
2. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a midwife.
adj. 3. (of clothing for women) loose-fitted often with a high neckline, puff sleeves, and ruffles and lace trimmings: a granny blouse.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() grandparent - a parent of your father or mother nan - your grandmother |
2. | granny - an old woman old woman - a woman who is old | |
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Translations
جَدَّةجَدَّه
babička
bedstemor
mummi
baka
nagyi
amma
おばあちゃん
할머니
bobutė
vecmāmiņa
babička
babica
mormor
ยาย ย่า
bà
granny
grannie [ˈgrænɪ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
granny
[ˈgræni] n → mamie fmy granny → ma mamiegranny flat n → petit appartement m indépendant (en annexe)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
granny
, granniegranny
:granny bonds
pl (Brit Fin inf) indexgebundene staatliche Sparbriefe
granny flat
n (Brit) → Einliegerwohnung f
Granny Smith
n (= apple) → Granny Smith m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
granny
(ˈgrӕni) (plural ˈgrannies) grannie noun a grandmother. I have two grannies; Hallo, Granny!
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
granny
→ جَدَّة babička bedstemor Omi γιαγιάκα abuelita mummi mamy baka nonna おばあちゃん 할머니 oma bestemor babcia avozinha, vovó бабуля mormor ยาย ย่า nine bà 奶奶Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009