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granny

/ˈɡɹæni/noun2 syllables

Granny means: the mother of your father or mother.

Synonyms for granny18

noun, as in the mother of your father or mother

grandma, grandmother, grannie, gran, nan, nanna

noun, as in a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure

granny knot

also used for granny

abuela, baba, babcia, babulya /babulia (chiefly in Eastern European (especially Russian) contexts), babushka, babusia, babusya /babusia, beldame, bubbe, eldermother, old dear

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What does granny mean?3

noun

1

the mother of your father or mother

2

a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure

3

an old woman

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with granny?4

two syllables

nannyfanny

three syllables

uncanny

four syllables

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Granny in a sentence

  • Granny, could you tell me one more story?Ooneykcall
  • My granny spoke longingly of the halcyon days of her childhood.Espi
  • The granny gave me a shove and dashed to the door.astynk
  • Paul's great-granny has written a great deal of books.sundown
  • Our granny is an expert at pickling foods.pip
  • The kids can't imagine that Granny was young once.sundown
  • Granny went to pick some blueberries._undertoad
  • The granny traveled with her two grandkids.Goatstein

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Forms of granny

as a noun

plural
grannies