Meaning

(colloquial) A grandmother..

Definitions by Sense

1. (colloquial) A grandmother.
2. (colloquial) Any elderly woman, regardless of if she has grandchildren.
3. (agriculture, colloquial) An older ewe that may lure a lamb away from its mother.
4. Ellipsis of granny knot.
5. (informal) Typically or stereotypically old-fashioned, especially in clothing and accessories worn by or associated with elderly women.
6. (informal, intransitive) To be a grandmother.
7. (informal, intransitive) To act like a stereotypical grandmother; to fuss.
8. (Australia, colloquial) A grand final.

Example Sentences

I'm going to be a granny.

Good morning, Granny!

Travelling with their granny, who seems more interested in her crossword puzzle than them, they bicker and fight in a futile bid to get her attention. Oh, the joys of travelling during the school holidays!

That granny over there needs your assistance.

The suitcase was old. The brown leather was battered and scuffed. Two hanks of clothesline had been wrapped around it and tied in large, clownish grannies.

granny dress; granny glasses

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.

On the morning of the 'granny', the three Vizards would hop into Godfrey's Dodge and head off towards the MCG.

Word Forms

• grannies
• grammy
• granni
• grannying
• grannied

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