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- [gran-ee]
- /ˈgræn i/
- /ˈɡræn.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gran-ee]
- /ˈgræn i/
Definitions of grannies word
- noun plural grannies Informal. a grandmother. 1
- noun plural grannies an elderly woman. 1
- noun plural grannies a fussy person. 1
- noun plural grannies Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a nurse or midwife. 1
- noun plural grannies granny knot. 1
- adjective grannies of, relating to, or thought to be like a grandmother or an elderly or old-fashioned woman: granny notions about what's proper. 1
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Origin of grannies
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; grand(mother) + -y2, with -nd- > -nn-
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Parts of speech for Grannies
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grannies popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% 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".
grannies usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grannies
noun grannies
- square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- fogy — an excessively conservative or old-fashioned person, especially one who is intellectually dull (usually preceded by old): The board of directors were old fogies still living in the 19th century.
- stick-in-the-mud — someone who avoids new activities, ideas, or attitudes; old fogy.
- old maid — Disparaging and Offensive. an elderly or confirmed spinster.
- stuffed shirt — a pompous, self-satisfied, and inflexible person.
Top questions with grannies
- grannies who swallow?
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