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Webster 1913 Edition


Granny

Gran′ny

,
Noun.
A grandmother; a grandam; familiarly, an old woman.
Granny’s bend
, or
Granny's knot
(Naut.)
,
a kind of insecure knot or hitch; a reef knot crossed the wrong way.

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Granny

Granny

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English

Proper noun

Granny

  1. (colloquial) one's grandma

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grannie (less common)

Noun

granny (plural grannies)

  1. (colloquial) A grandmother.
    I'm going to be a granny.
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) An elderly woman.
    There are too many grannies around here getting in the way.

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Adjective

granny (not comparable)

  1. typically or stereotypically old-fashioned, especially in clothing and accessories worn by or associated with elderly women.
    granny dress; granny glasses

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