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granny

noun
🔊/ˈɡræni/
🔊/ˈɡræni/
(also less frequent grannie)
(plural grannies)
(informal)
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  1. grandmother奶奶；姥姥
    • granny and grandpa奶奶和爷爷
    see also grandmaTopics Family and relationshipsa2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGranny is used before these nouns:
    • flat
    • glasses
    • knot
    • …
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from grannam (representing a colloquial pronunciation of grandam) + -y.

granny

adjective
🔊/ˈɡræni/
🔊/ˈɡræni/
(also less frequent grannie)
(informal)
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  1. (especially of clothes, shoes, etc.) of a kind typically worn by old women奶奶；姥姥
    • a pair of granny glasses一副老花眼镜