granny

plural grannies · alternative grammy

1. colloquialA grandmother.

   Good morning, Granny!

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   I'm going to be a 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!

   2022 November 16, Paul Bigland, “From rural branches to high-speed arteries”, in RAIL, number 970, page 55

   Synonyms: abuela, baba, babcia, babulya /babulia (chiefly in Eastern European (especially Russian) contexts), babushka, babusia, babusya /babusia, beldame

2. colloquialAny elderly woman, regardless of if she has grandchildren.

   That granny over there needs your assistance.

   Synonyms: old dear

3. colloquialagricultureAn older ewe that may lure a lamb away from its mother.
4. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of granny knot.

   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.

   1977, Stephen King, Children of the Corn

alternative grammy

1. informalnot comparableTypically or stereotypically old-fashioned, especially in clothing and accessories worn by or associated with elderly women.

   granny dress; granny glasses

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   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.

present singular third person grannies · participle present grannying · participle past grannied · past grannied · alternative grammy

1. informalintransitiveTo be a grandmother.
2. informalintransitiveTo act like a stereotypical grandmother; to fuss.

plural grannies

1. AustraliacolloquialA grand final.

   Jase was controversially suspended and prevented from playing in the granny.

   2016, Brent Harvey, Boomer, Macmillan Publishers Aus., →ISBN

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

   2007, Steve Bedwell, Vizard Uncut, Melbourne University Publish, →ISBN, page 30

   "Dad, I got some good news and bad news. Good news is I'll be playing in the granny. Bad news is you'll have to hop on a plane.”

   2020, Marlion Pickett, Dave Warner, Belief, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN