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
“We thought, ‘This is a game of diminishing returns and we will be playing grannies.’
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2024
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
The grannies would talk about what was happening in their lives.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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