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- [gran]
- /græn/
- /ɡræn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gran]
- /græn/
Definitions of gran word
- abbreviation GRAN grandmother. 1
- noun gran One's grandmother. 1
- countable noun gran Some people refer to or address their grandmother as gran. 0
- abbreviation GRAN grandmother 0
- noun gran (Informal) (usually affectionate) a grandmother. 0
- noun gran (rare) a grandfather. 0
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Origin of gran
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; by shortening
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Gran
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gran popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gran usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gran
noun gran
- grandma — grandmother.
- nana — Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- granny — Informal. a grandmother.
- grandmother — the mother of one's father or mother.
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