Meaning
A warm, friendly word for your grandmother, the mother of your mother or father.
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Word origin
A pet short form of the older word grannam, from grand-dame, meaning grand lady.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- grannam
- English cognates
- grandmother
Examples
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"Granny" is a warm family word for grandmother.
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With my it is not a name, so it takes a small g.
plural .
Words ending in -y change to -ies in the plural.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 30, lesson 10: granny, constantly, nicely and 7 more words.