granny flat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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I was raised in a run-down granny flat in Anaheim a stone’s throw from a lumberyard, the only place my immigrant parents could afford when they married in 1978.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
The fire claimed dozens of homes in its path, but the family’s house — which includes a garage and a granny flat on more than two acres near Cleveland National Forest — was unscathed.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
Dominik has what he describes as a small "granny" flat attached to his house.
From BBC ● May 7, 2023
My parents had recently moved us from a granny flat in a rough part of Anaheim to a three-bedroom, two-bath, one-swimming pool American dream in a better part of town.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
“She's moved into our granny flat, just across the way. You know her, do you?”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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