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单词 gran
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Definition of gran in English:

gran

noun ɡranɡræn
British informal
  • One's grandmother.

    I'm not your gran, am I?
    as name you know how Gran looks forward to seeing us
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Grannies today are far removed from grans who were around two decades ago.
    • My gran and grandad gave me a brilliant upbringing and I felt successful at school even if I failed.
    • His gran gave him a bourbon cream and some orange juice instead.
    • When they were little, he used to take them out every Sunday to their gran's house and I encouraged that.
    • And single grans firmly believe that age is no barrier to romance.
    • The pair have fond memories of the rural oasis where they spent their summer holidays chasing cows and picking blackberries for their gran's jam.
    • Someone came up and accused my gran of being uncaring.
    • She has always been an inspiration to me and if I become a gran, I would want to be just like her.
    • The doting gran watched from the side as Jackie and Robyn splashed about in the waves then took out her camera to record the moment for posterity.
    • We didn't have a piano in the house, so I'd go down to my gran's to practise on hers.
    • You actually want to stop the kids and their grans having a day out?
    • It was not going to be the easiest of visits - her gran is quite seriously ill - but she was looking forward to seeing her nevertheless.
    • Everyone else, from children to grans and granddads, looked like they knew what they were doing.
    • But I know my gran would have wanted me to work hard and to do well at school.
    • Our audience at the Grand in Blackpool will be from 12-year-olds right through to grans and grandads.
    • Mrs Browner's love of perennials and petunias began when her gran gave her a patch of garden to look after as a child.
    • The chips reminded me of the home-made ones my gran used to make: they were irregular in size and a nice browny-gold colour.
    • In the magazine survey, almost three quarters of grans said being a grandparent was better than being a parent.
    • Straight after the ceremony she rushed to ring her gran, Connie, 75, who was awaiting her call in Swindon.
    • Every need is catered for from young children to grans and grandads.
    Synonyms
    grandma, granny

Origin

Mid 19th century: abbreviation.

Rhymes

Aberfan, Adrianne, an, Anne, artisan, astrakhan, ban, began, Belmopan, bipartisan, bran, can, Cannes, Cézanne, Cheyenne, clan, courtesan, cran, dan, Dayan, Diane, divan, élan, Elan, fan, flan, foreran, Fran, Friedan, Gell-Mann, Han, Hunan, Ivan, Jan, Japan, Jinan, Joanne, Kazan, Klan, Kordofan, Lacan, Lausanne, Leanne, Limousin, Louvain, man, Mann, Marianne, Milan, Moran, nan, Oran, outran, outspan, Pan, panne, parmesan, partisan, pavane, pecan, Pétain, plan, Pusan, ran, rataplan, rattan, Rosanne, Sagan, Saipan, saran, scan, scran, sedan, span, spick-and-span, Spokane, Suzanne, Tainan, tan, than, tisane, trepan, van, vin, Wuhan, Xian, Yerevan, Yunnan, Zhongshan
 
 

Definition of gran in US English:

gran

nounɡranɡræn
British informal
  • One's grandmother.

    I'm not your gran, am I?
    as name you know how Gran looks forward to seeing us
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Every need is catered for from young children to grans and grandads.
    • She has always been an inspiration to me and if I become a gran, I would want to be just like her.
    • Someone came up and accused my gran of being uncaring.
    • The pair have fond memories of the rural oasis where they spent their summer holidays chasing cows and picking blackberries for their gran's jam.
    • But I know my gran would have wanted me to work hard and to do well at school.
    • Mrs Browner's love of perennials and petunias began when her gran gave her a patch of garden to look after as a child.
    • The doting gran watched from the side as Jackie and Robyn splashed about in the waves then took out her camera to record the moment for posterity.
    • And single grans firmly believe that age is no barrier to romance.
    • It was not going to be the easiest of visits - her gran is quite seriously ill - but she was looking forward to seeing her nevertheless.
    • Grannies today are far removed from grans who were around two decades ago.
    • The chips reminded me of the home-made ones my gran used to make: they were irregular in size and a nice browny-gold colour.
    • You actually want to stop the kids and their grans having a day out?
    • We didn't have a piano in the house, so I'd go down to my gran's to practise on hers.
    • My gran and grandad gave me a brilliant upbringing and I felt successful at school even if I failed.
    • In the magazine survey, almost three quarters of grans said being a grandparent was better than being a parent.
    • Everyone else, from children to grans and granddads, looked like they knew what they were doing.
    • When they were little, he used to take them out every Sunday to their gran's house and I encouraged that.
    • Our audience at the Grand in Blackpool will be from 12-year-olds right through to grans and grandads.
    • Straight after the ceremony she rushed to ring her gran, Connie, 75, who was awaiting her call in Swindon.
    • His gran gave him a bourbon cream and some orange juice instead.
    Synonyms
    grandma, granny

Origin

Mid 19th century: abbreviation.

 
 
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