granny
/ˈɡrani
/(also grannie)
noun (plural grannies) informal
One’s grandmother: [as name]: goodbye, Granny [as title]: Granny Vera...
- My granny always said it's a crime not to seize the opportunities that present themselves.
- Meanwhile I have very fond memories of both my granny Mary Ellen and my Auntie Mary Kate.
- As my granny used to say once a week, every week: As long as you have your health.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from grannam (representing a colloquial pronunciation of grandam) + -y2.
Rhymes
- accident-proneness
- accident record
- accidents will happen in the best regulated families
- accidia
- accidie
- accidious
- accipiter
- accipitral
- accipitrary
- accipitrine
- accismus
- acclaim
- acclaimed
- acclaimer
- acclamation
- acclamator
- acclamatory
- acclimatable
- acclimatation
- acclimate
- acclimation
- acclimatisable
- acclimatise
- acclimatiser
- acclimatizable