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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.
Definition 2024
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English
Alternative forms
grannie (less common)
Noun
granny (plural grannies)
- (colloquial) A grandmother.
- I'm going to be a granny.
- (colloquial, derogatory) An elderly woman.
- There are too many grannies around here getting in the way.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
colloquial: grandmother
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colloquial, derogatory: an elderly woman
Adjective
granny (not comparable)
- typically or stereotypically old-fashioned, especially in clothing and accessories worn by or associated with elderly women.
- granny dress; granny glasses