grannies
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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"Being around children keeps you young. Happy kids, happy mums, happy grannies!"
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
These days no one would suggest that Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who is 62, could only play grannies any more than they would say that Tom Cruise, 61, should stop parachuting off cliffs.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2023
The Duchess of York was recently saying, "I can picture us being grannies together."
From Salon • Sep. 6, 2023
On occasion, the grannies do more than help out at bus stations.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023
There were people of all ages: little babies crying, grannies sitting on folding stools, teenagers plugged into radio head-sets, couples smooching.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
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