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granny

or gran·nie

[ gran-ee ]
/ ˈgræn i /
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noun, plural gran·nies.

adjective, gran·ni·er, gran·ni·est for 6.

of, relating to, or thought to be like a grandmother or an elderly or old-fashioned woman: granny notions about what's proper.
(of clothing for women or girls) being loose-fitted and having such features as high necklines, puff sleeves, long skirts, and ruffles and lace trimmings: a granny blouse; a granny nightgown.

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Origin of granny

1655–65; grand(mother) + -y2, with -nd->-nn-

Words nearby granny

granitoid, granivorous, Granjon, grannies, grannom, granny, granny bond, granny dress, granny dumping, granny flat, granny glasses
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Words related to granny

matriarch, ancestor, grandma, old woman, dowager, gram, square, fogy, stick-in-the-mud, fusspot, dotard, mother, old maid, stuffed shirt, fussbudget, old fart, old fogy

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British Dictionary definitions for granny

granny

grannie

/ (ˈɡrænɪ) /

noun plural -nies

informal words for grandmother
informal an irritatingly fussy person
a revolving cap on a chimneypot that keeps out rain, etc
Southern US a midwife or nurse
See granny knot
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