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Granny vs Granary - What's the difference?

granny | granary |

As nouns the difference between granny and granary

is that granny is a grandmother while granary is a storage facility for grain or sometimes animal feed.

As an adjective granny

is typically or stereotypically old-fashioned, especially in clothing and accessories worn by or associated with elderly women.

As a proper noun Granny

is one's grandma.

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

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    granary

    English

    (wikipedia granary)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (agriculture) A storage facility for grain or sometimes animal feed.
  • (figuratively) A fertile, grain-growing region.

    • Derived terms

    * granary bread

    See also

    * silo * grain elevator