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Meanings of granny in English

Portuguese
vovó
Catalan
iaia
Spanish
nana
Wikidata

The mother of your father or mother.

      vovó
      Spanish
      nudo corredizo

      A reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure.

            nudo corredizo
            Usage of granny in English
            1
            My granny used to make a soda bread every day, Mark said.
            Independent.ie
            2
            In France, we went to great-granny's house in Louviers for Christmas lunch.
            The Irish Times
            3
            Sarah Jessica Parker dressed as the curtains in your granny's good room.
            The Irish Times
            4
            An old German granny cried, saying my work touched her so much.
            The South African
            5
            That's the way your dear departed granny roars, not a full-grown ogre.
            Shadow prowler
            6
            Public Bikes is just about to launch a range of stylish granny-bikes.
            Wired
            7
            The sweatshirt granny bids some regular amount of money for her showcase.
            Stories: all-new tales
            8
            Naturally enough, gifts for the granny loomed large on the Yuletide horizon.
            The Irish Times
            9
            And his granny often added that he was the best of boys.
            The Book of Dragons
            10
            His granny says she was full of freckles as a young girl.
            Independent.ie
            11
            We finally got granny with us on the Jefferies place at Clarendon.
            Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
            12
            Hank's granny always had an extra potato in the pot for company.
            Wife for hire
            13
            Your granny was supposed to cook up a recipe I gave her.
            Finger lickin' fifteen
            14
            Everyone accidentally drank buttermilk from their granny's fridge as a kid, right?
            The Irish Times
            15
            Those I knew and know and love are you, grandfather, and granny.
            The Rebel of the School
            16
            That means it would pull granny down even is it rotated her.
            Wired
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            Translations for granny
            Catalan
            iaiaàvia
            Granny through the time
            Granny across language varieties
            South Africa
            Common
            Ireland
            Common
            United Kingdom
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