grannie

1 1.0

An older woman who is the mother of one of your parents

noun
/ˈɡræn.i/

: abuelita

My grannie always makes the best cookies during the holidays.

Yeah, and Grandpa Pig and Granny Pig.

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Examples

But today, Granny's here to take care of Foxy.
And I said, my, my granny's name is Bonnie Mae.
And Grannie knows l got the car.

Our Very Own (2005)
How might you know that, Grannie?

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
Love that Grannie knows how to weld!

Blog text (8)
She'd say when I was a young girl, my granny Ali said to me, Vera, excuse me, you must use your vote.
It was dear old Grannie phoning from Boston.

Fiction book (1995)
Because you don't want granny to die of the flu.
Much obliged, Grannie.

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
That's where my dad grew up, that's where my granny lived and their four sons and my granddad.

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Synonyms

grandmother

vsgrannie

∞ 1.0

A mother of one of your parents

is an informal, friendly alternative used mainly in casual family talk

grandma

vsgrannie

Informal

468 1.0

A woman who is the mother of your father or mother

is a similar informal form that sounds more playful or childish

nana

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Informal

173 7.9

A friendly name used for your grandmother

is a comparable informal name but may feel less nursery or regional

granny

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Informal

47 1.0

An older woman who is your grandmother or a friendly older family member

is the same informal family name but spelled differently and equally casual

gran

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38 5.3

A woman who is the mother of your mother or father

is a slightly more playful or diminutive informal form

grandmama

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Archaic

20 5.0

A loving old-fashioned word for the mother of your parent

is the current informal spoken form rather than a literary variant

nan

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Baby Talk

5 9.1

A child's word for grandmother used in Britain

is the informal English nickname used more broadly beyond that regional use

grandmom

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Informal

4 2.0

The mother of your mother or father

is the same casual family name but with a different sound and spelling

grandmamma

vsgrannie

Archaic

4 8.1

An old-fashioned, loving name for a child's grandmother

is the modern casual family name used in everyday conversation

gramma

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Informal

3 7.2

A friendly name family members use for a grandmother

is the general informal variant with different regional or personal spelling

abuelita

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Informal

1 9.7

A loving name for an older woman used like a grandmother

is a family-specific informal name reserved for close relatives

Grammy

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Informal

1 2.9

A friendly name family members use for a grandmother

is the standard informal family name used broadly rather than this affectionate variant

grandmammy

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Informal

1 8.7

An older woman who is the mother of your parent

is the casual family name used in similar situations without that exact tone

grandam

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Archaic

1 9.9

An old-fashioned word for a grandmother

is the informal spoken family term used in daily life

grand-mère

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7.9

A grandmother who is called by the French word

is the simple informal English family name rather than a foreign form

Oma

vsgrannie

9.0

A grandmother in families with German or Dutch background

is the informal English family name used across many dialects

nonnie

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Baby Talk

9.2

A loving name family members use for a grandmother

is the familiar informal name more widely used across families

Surface Forms

grannie singular

grannies plural

Morphology

grannie = granny (transparent) = granny + ie

A straightforward affectionate/colloquial spelling variant of 'granny' formed with the common diminutive '-ie', so meaning is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Grannie is a warm, informal short form of grandmother, and it comes from grand meaning 'big' or 'older' plus 'mother'. So, think of a grandmother as the 'older mother' in the family, and grannie is the friendly name you call her.