grannie
/'græni/ Cách viết khác : (granny) /'græni/
Definition
- Noun:
- The mother of one's father or mother: "grannie" is an informal, affectionate term for one's grandmother.
- An elderly woman: Used as a familiar or sometimes slightly disrespectful term for an old woman.
Usage
- As a term of endearment for a grandmother:
- I'm going to visit my grannie this weekend.
- Grannie always bakes the best cookies.
- As a general term for an old woman:
- The little grannie who lives next door is very kind.
- He helped the grannie cross the street.
Advanced Usage
- "Grannie flat/apartment": A self-contained living unit within or on the same property as a family home, often for an elderly relative.
- They built a grannie flat for her mother in the backyard.
- "Grannie glasses": A style of eyeglasses with small, round lenses, popular in the 1960s and again in fashion periodically.
- She wears trendy grannie glasses.
Variants and Related Words
- Granny (n): The more common spelling variant of "grannie". Both have the same meaning and usage.
- Grandmother (n): The standard, more formal term for the mother of one's parent.
- Nana, Nan, Grammy, Grandma (n): Other common informal terms for a grandmother.
Synonyms
- Grandmother: The formal equivalent.
- Grandma: A common informal synonym.
- Elderly woman: For the general usage meaning.
Related Phrases
- To be someone's grannie: To be old enough to be someone's grandmother; to act in a fussy, old-fashioned way.
- Don't be such a grannie about the new technology.
- Grannie knot: An incorrect, insecure version of a square knot or reef knot that is prone to slipping.
- You tied a grannie knot; it will come undone easily.
Related Idioms
- Teach your grannie to suck eggs: To try to give advice to someone who is more experienced or knowledgeable than you are in a particular area.
- Telling that chef how to chop vegetables is like teaching your grannie to suck eggs.
Noun
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the mother of your father or mother
