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Granny vs. Grandmother

Granny and Grandmother Definitions

Granny

(Informal) A grandmother.

Grandmother

The mother of one's father or mother.

Granny

(Informal) A fussy person.

Grandmother

A female ancestor.

Granny

Southern US See granny woman.

Grandmother

A mother of someone's parent.
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Granny

(colloquial) A grandmother.
I'm going to be a granny.

Grandmother

A female ancestor or progenitor.

Granny

An elderly woman.
There are too many grannies around here getting in the way.

Grandmother

The mother of one's father or mother.

Granny

(knots) A granny knot.

Grandmother

The mother of your father or mother
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Granny

An older ewe that may lure a lamb away from its mother.

Granny

A grand final.

Granny

(informal) typically or stereotypically old-fashioned, especially in clothing and accessories worn by or associated with elderly women.
Granny dress; granny glasses

Granny

To be a grandmother.

Granny

To act like a stereotypical grandmother; to fuss.

Granny

A grandmother; a grandam; familiarly, an old woman.
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Granny

The mother of your father or mother

Granny

An old woman

Granny

A reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure

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