What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Granny vs Gramma - What's the difference?

granny | gramma |

As proper nouns the difference between granny and gramma

is that granny is (colloquial) one's grandma while gramma is .

granny

English

Alternative forms

grannie (less common )

Noun

(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

    * (grandmother) gran, grandma, nan, nanna, nanny * (elderly woman) old dear

    Derived terms

    * granny knot

    Adjective

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

    Anagrams

    *

    gramma

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australia) A variety of pumpkin, a cultivar of Cucurbita moschata .
    • Traditionally ''Cucurbita maxima'' and ''Cucurbita moschata'' have been placed into two groups - pumpkins and grammas respectively.
  • * 1941 , H. Barnes, Robert Veitch, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock, John Howard Simmonds, The Queensland Agricultural and Pastoral Handbook , Volume 1, page 238,
    • Pumpkins and grammas are harvested when mature, usually when the vines have died or been frosted.
  • * 1952 , Desmond Andrew Herbert, Gardening in Warm Climates , page 151,
    • The papaw pumpkin belongs to a different species (C. moschata ) and is classed as a gramma .
  • * 1983 , , Encyclopedia of Food and Cookery: The Complete Kitchen Companion from A to Z , Revised 2005, Republished 2009, page 493,
    • Gramma , or bugle, pumpkin is the variety traditionally used for pumpkin pie, but if it is not available, use butternut instead.
  • (informal) grandmother

    • Synonyms

    * (Cucurbita moschata cultivar) ----