Granny

/ˈɡɹæni/

Synonyms for "granny" (88 found)

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Closest matches (18)

Noun(8 words)
grangrandmagrandmothergranniebabkababushkacrochet motifcrochet square

Strong matches (26)

Noun(6 words)
grammagrammygrandmasgrandmothersgranny knotjidda

Related words (44)

longhairmatriarchmethuselahmid victorianmid-victorianmossbackold battle-axold believerold crockold dameold dodoold fogyold girlold grannyold ladyold linerold maidold manold poopold timer
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old trotold wifeold womanold-timerpatriarchpoppopsreactionaryregular old fogyrelicsquarestaretstraditionalisttrotwar horsewar-horsewitch

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

8 entries
craft motiffamily memberflat knotgrandparentold womanreef knotrelativestitch pattern

More specific

4 entries
granny squaregranny stripegreat-grandmotherstep-grandmother

Collocations

5 entries
granny flatgranny knotgranny pantiesgranny smith applegranny square

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Translations

58 translations across 29 languages.

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Arabic

4 entries
  • تيتة noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • تيتة noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • تِيتَة noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • جِدَّة noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • бабу́ля noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • бабу́ня noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • бабу́ся noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • ба́ба noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • ба́бче noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Catalan

1 entries
  • iaia noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 奶奶 noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Czech

3 entries
  • babička noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • babča noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • bábinka noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Dutch

3 entries
  • bomma noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • oma noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • opoe noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Finnish

1 entries
  • mummi noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

French

2 entries
  • mamie noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • mémé noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

German

3 entries
  • Großmutti noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • Oma noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • Omi noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • nagyi noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • baabuška noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Italian

2 entries
  • nonna noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • nonnina noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Japanese

2 entries
  • お婆さん noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • お婆ちゃん noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Korean

1 entries
  • 할머님 noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • баба noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Marathi

1 entries
  • आजी noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • besta noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Polish

2 entries
  • babunia noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • babusia noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • vovozinha noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • vovó noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • vó noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Romanian

1 entries
  • mamaie noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Russian

4 entries
  • ба́ба noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • ба́бушка noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • бабу́ля noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • бабу́ня noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Scots

2 entries
  • gran noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • grannie noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • báka noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • ба́ка noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Slovak

1 entries
  • babička noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Slovene

1 entries
  • bábica noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Spanish

3 entries
  • abue noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • abuelita noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • yaya noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Turkish

1 entries
  • nine noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • ба́бця noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • бабу́ля noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • бабу́ня noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)
  • бабу́ся noun (colloquial: grandmother — see also grandma)

Sample sentences

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"Do you remember your grandmother's first name?" "No, I just always called her Granny."

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My granny spoke longingly of the halcyon days of her childhood.

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"Granny, what kind of berries are these?" "Black currants." "But why are they red?" "Because they are green."

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When apprentices complained that they got more harassment than training from their employers, Granny said calmly: "Well, time spent in apprenticeship is not like time spent being the master."

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