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Granny vs Grannies - What's the difference?

granny | grannies |

As nouns the difference between granny and grannies

is that granny is a grandmother while grannies is plural of lang=en.

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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    grannies

    English

    Noun

    (head)
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