granny

== English == === Etymology 1 === From gran(nam) +‎ -y ==== Alternative forms ==== grammy, granni ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæni/ Rhymes: -æni Hyphenation: gran‧ny ==== Noun ==== granny (plural grannies) (colloquial) A grandmother. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:grandmother (colloquial) Any elderly woman, regardless of if she has grandchildren. Synonym: old dear (agriculture, colloquial) An older ewe that may lure a lamb away from its mother. Ellipsis of granny knot. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== granny (not comparable) (informal) Typically or stereotypically old-fashioned, especially in clothing and accessories worn by or associated with elderly women. 1965, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Long brown fluffy hair, slightly curled on the ends, black coat, gold buttons, belt around the middle, bare legs, no socks, granny heels, also black, shoulder bag, black, transistor radio. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Verb ==== granny (third-person singular simple present grannies, present participle grannying, simple past and past participle grannied) (informal, intransitive) To be a grandmother. (Can we add an example for this sense?) (informal, intransitive) To act like a stereotypical grandmother; to fuss. === Etymology 2 === From gran(d) +‎ -y. ==== Noun ==== granny (plural grannies) (Australia, colloquial) A grand final. === Anagrams === nangry