grannies
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Dances, for instance, may mimic animal behaviors, or reference popular moments from the series, such as getting grannies to floss.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
"Being around children keeps you young. Happy kids, happy mums, happy grannies!"
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
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
Accustomed to nestling with a bedful of siblings and grannies, they fitted their privacy tighter rather than claim the haunted room as human territory.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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