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granny

or ²µ°ù²¹²Ô·²Ô¾±±ð

[ gran-ee ]

noun

plural grannies.
  1. Informal. a grandmother.
  2. an elderly woman.
  3. a fussy person.
  4. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a nurse or midwife.


adjective

grannier, granniest
  1. of, relating to, or thought to be like a grandmother or an elderly or old-fashioned woman:

    granny notions about what's proper.

  2. (of clothing for women or girls) being loose-fitted and having such features as high necklines, puff sleeves, long skirts, and ruffles and lace trimmings:

    a granny blouse; a granny nightgown.

granny

/ ˈɡ°ùæ²Ôɪ /

noun

  1. informal words for grandmother
  2. informal.
    an irritatingly fussy person
  3. a revolving cap on a chimneypot that keeps out rain, etc
  4. a midwife or nurse
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of granny1

1655–65; grand(mother) + -y 2, with -nd- > -nn-
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Jocelyn recalls him saying: "When I went past and saw you were in trouble, I thought, suppose they were my granny and grandpa?"

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We lived in a neighborhood where the only white people were the family who lived in front of our granny flat.

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"He would fight his granny for a goal," he said.

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Bring on the granny pants and awkward moments, because beloved singleton Bridget Jones is back on our screens on Thursday.

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But Ben and his little brother were doted upon by all their adopted grannies and grandpas.

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