"granny" meaning in English

See granny in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɹæni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-granny.wav
Rhymes: -æni Etymology: * gran(nam) + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|grannam|y|alt1=gran(nam)}} gran(nam) + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} granny (not comparable)
  1. (informal) typically or stereotypically old-fashioned, especially in clothing and accessories worn by or associated with elderly women. Tags: informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-granny-en-adj-8zcEjJIx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: grammy [uncommon], grannie [uncommon] Derived forms: granny panties
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹæni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-granny.wav Forms: grannies [plural]
Rhymes: -æni Etymology: * gran(nam) + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|grannam|y|alt1=gran(nam)}} gran(nam) + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} granny (plural grannies)
  1. (colloquial) A grandmother. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Female family members Synonyms (grandmother): gran, grandma, nan, nanna, nanny Translations (colloquial: grandmother): جِدَّة (jidda) [feminine] (Arabic), تِيتَة (tīta) [feminine] (Arabic), تيتة (tēta) [Egyptian-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), تيتة (tēta) [South-Levantine-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), бабу́ля (babúlja) [feminine] (Belarusian), бабу́ня (babúnja) [feminine] (Belarusian), бабу́ся (babúsja) [feminine] (Belarusian), ба́ба (bába) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ба́бче (bábče) [neuter] (Bulgarian), iaia [feminine] (Catalan), 奶奶 (nǎinǎi, nǎinai) (Chinese Mandarin), babička [feminine] (Czech), bábinka [feminine] (Czech), babča [feminine] (Czech), oma [feminine] (Dutch), opoe [Netherlands, feminine] (Dutch), bomma [Belgium, feminine] (Dutch), mummi (Finnish), mémé [feminine] (French), mamie [feminine] (French), Oma [feminine] (German), Omi [feminine] (German), Großmutti [feminine] (German), nagyi (Hungarian), baabuška (Ingrian), nonna (Italian), nonnina [feminine] (Italian), お婆ちゃん (obā-chan) (alt: おばあちゃん) (Japanese), お婆さん (obā-san) (alt: おばあさん) (Japanese), 할머님 (halmeonim) (Korean), баба (baba) [feminine] (Macedonian), आजी (ājī) [feminine] (Marathi), besta [feminine] (Norwegian), babunia [feminine] (Polish), babusia [feminine] (Polish), [feminine] (Portuguese), vovó [feminine] (Portuguese), vovozinha [feminine] (Portuguese), mamaie [feminine] (Romanian), ба́бушка (bábuška) [feminine] (Russian), бабу́ся (babúsja) [feminine] (Russian), бабу́ля (babúlja) [feminine] (Russian), ба́ба (bába) [feminine] (Russian), бабу́ня (babúnja) [feminine, regional] (Russian), gran (Scots), grannie (Scots), ба́ка [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), báka [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), babička [feminine] (Slovak), bábica [feminine] (Slovene), abuelita [feminine] (Spanish), yaya [feminine] (Spanish), nine (Turkish), бабу́ся (babúsja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), бабу́ня (babúnja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ба́бця (bábcja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), бабу́ля (babúlja) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-granny-en-noun-vAIVWnkq Disambiguation of Female family members: 13 40 8 25 2 8 1 2 Disambiguation of 'grandmother': 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'colloquial: grandmother': 92 3 1 4
  2. (colloquial) Any elderly woman, regardless of if she has grandchildren. Tags: colloquial Synonyms (elderly woman): old dear Translations (colloquial: an elderly woman): стари́ца (staríca) [feminine] (Bulgarian), stařena [feminine] (Czech), besje [feminine] (Dutch), mummo (Finnish), mummeli (Finnish), mémé [feminine] (French), vieille [feminine] (French), Alte [feminine] (German), anyó (Hungarian), anyóka (Hungarian), seanbhean [feminine] (Irish), seanchailleach [feminine] (Irish), ба́ба (bába) [feminine] (Macedonian), babka [feminine] (Polish), staruszka [feminine] (Polish), baba [feminine] (Polish), velha [feminine] (Portuguese), babă [feminine] (Romanian), ба́ба (bába) [feminine] (Russian), ба́бка (bábka) [feminine] (Russian), бабу́ся (babúsja) [feminine] (Russian), бабу́ля (babúlja) [feminine] (Russian), ба́бушка (bábuška) [feminine] (Russian), стару́ха (starúxa) [feminine] (Russian), стару́шка (starúška) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-granny-en-noun-sqxyQ2vG Disambiguation of 'elderly woman': 0 97 1 2 Disambiguation of 'colloquial: an elderly woman': 8 81 3 8
  3. (knots) A granny knot. Categories (topical): Knots Categories (lifeform): Sheep
    Sense id: en-granny-en-noun-ps-YqaDe Disambiguation of Knots: 9 12 4 31 6 19 11 8 Disambiguation of Sheep: 11 18 10 40 5 14 1 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms of address, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scots translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with South Levantine Arabic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 15 10 41 2 17 1 1 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 12 13 11 42 1 17 1 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 9 15 61 1 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 8 11 43 4 19 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 14 11 44 1 15 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 15 17 15 42 5 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 14 18 13 44 5 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 17 13 43 7 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 14 18 13 44 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 13 29 9 40 4 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 13 15 13 46 3 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations: 16 19 15 40 5 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 16 12 50 4 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 13 11 51 4 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 14 14 48 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 14 19 15 41 5 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 13 15 14 50 2 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 12 18 13 47 4 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 15 14 50 2 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 13 15 14 50 2 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 14 18 13 44 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 14 18 13 44 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 15 13 44 5 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 13 14 14 48 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 14 18 13 44 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 17 14 39 5 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 18 13 44 4 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 14 18 13 44 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 13 12 56 2 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Scots translations: 14 18 13 46 4 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 12 15 12 51 4 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 14 18 13 44 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 14 18 13 44 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with South Levantine Arabic translations: 10 13 11 63 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 14 13 50 2 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 14 18 13 44 4 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 14 18 13 44 4 3 4
  4. (agriculture, colloquial) An older ewe that may lure a lamb away from its mother. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-granny-en-noun-1z4ww8tT Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: grammy [uncommon], grannie [uncommon]

Noun

Forms: grannies [plural]
Etymology: * gran(d) + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|grand|y|alt1=gran(d)}} gran(d) + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} granny (plural grannies)
  1. (Australia, colloquial) A grand final. Tags: Australia, colloquial
    Sense id: en-granny-en-noun-0PPo6dyv Categories (other): Australian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɹæni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-granny.wav Forms: grannies [present, singular, third-person], grannying [participle, present], grannied [participle, past], grannied [past]
Rhymes: -æni Etymology: * gran(nam) + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|grannam|y|alt1=gran(nam)}} gran(nam) + -y Head templates: {{en-verb}} granny (third-person singular simple present grannies, present participle grannying, simple past and past participle grannied)
  1. (informal, intransitive) To be a grandmother. Tags: informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-granny-en-verb-FtiSG8Ke
  2. (informal, intransitive) To act like a stereotypical grandmother; to fuss. Tags: informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-granny-en-verb-yfOjcArj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: grammy [uncommon], grannie [uncommon]
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "colloquial: grandmother",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "colloquial: grandmother",
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          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "colloquial: grandmother",
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          "lang": "Italian",
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          "alt": "おばあちゃん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "obā-chan",
          "sense": "colloquial: grandmother",
          "word": "お婆ちゃん"
        },
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          "alt": "おばあさん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "obā-san",
          "sense": "colloquial: grandmother",
          "word": "お婆さん"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "halmeonim",
          "sense": "colloquial: grandmother",
          "word": "할머님"
        },
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "baba",
          "sense": "colloquial: grandmother",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "баба"
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          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "ājī",
          "sense": "colloquial: grandmother",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "आजी"
        },
        {
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "colloquial: grandmother",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "besta"
        },
        {
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "colloquial: grandmother",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "babunia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 3 1 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "colloquial: grandmother",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "babusia"
        },
        {
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "colloquial: grandmother",
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "ga",
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