granny

substantivo

1. 1

   A grandmother.

   I'm going to be a granny.

   Good morning, Granny!

   Travelling with their granny, who seems more interested in her crossword puzzle than them, they bicker and fight in a futile bid to get her attention. Oh, the joys of travelling during the school holidays!

2. 2

   Any elderly woman, regardless of if she has grandchildren.

   That granny over there needs your assistance.

3. 3

   An older ewe that may lure a lamb away from its mother.

4. 4

   Variante de granny knotEllipsis of granny knot.

   The suitcase was old. The brown leather was battered and scuffed. Two hanks of clothesline had been wrapped around it and tied in large, clownish grannies.

adjetivo

1. 1

   informalTypically or stereotypically old-fashioned, especially in clothing and accessories worn by or associated with elderly women.

   granny dress; granny glasses

   1965, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Long brown fluffy hair, slightly curled on the ends, black coat, gold buttons, belt around the middle, bare legs, no socks, granny heels, also black, shoulder bag, black, transistor radio.

verbo

1. 1

   informalTo be a grandmother.

2. 2

   informalTo act like a stereotypical grandmother; to fuss.

substantivo

1. 1

   A grand final.

   On the morning of the 'granny', the three Vizards would hop into Godfrey's Dodge and head off towards the MCG.

   Jase was controversially suspended and prevented from playing in the granny.

   "Dad, I got some good news and bad news. Good news is I'll be playing in the granny. Bad news is you'll have to hop on a plane.”

Formas

plural

grannies

pretérito

grannied

particípio passado

grannied

gerúndio

grannying

3.ª pessoa do singular

grannies