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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 granny word
- noun plural granny Informal. a grandmother. 1
- noun plural granny an elderly woman. 1
- noun plural granny a fussy person. 1
- noun plural granny Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a nurse or midwife. 1
- noun plural granny granny knot. 1
- adjective granny 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 granny
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 Granny
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
granny 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".
granny usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for granny
noun granny
- 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 granny
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