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granny

American  
[gran-ee] / ˈgræn i /
Or grannie

noun

plural

grannies

  1. Informal. a grandmother.

  2. an elderly woman.

  3. a fussy person.

  4. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a nurse or midwife.

  5. granny knot.

adjective

grannier, granniest

  1. of, relating to, or thought to be like a grandmother or an elderly or old-fashioned woman.

    granny notions about what's proper.

  2. (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.
granny British  
/ ˈɡrænɪ /

noun

  1. informal words for grandmother

  2. informal an irritatingly fussy person

  3. a revolving cap on a chimneypot that keeps out rain, etc

  4. a midwife or nurse

  5. See granny knot

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of granny

1655–65; grand(mother) + -y 2, with -nd- > -nn-

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