granny

granny
granny 1660s, according to OED, most likely a diminutive and contraction of grannam, shortened form of GRANDAME (Cf. grandame), rather than from grandmother. The sailor's granny knot (by 1803, originally granny's knot, so called because "it is the natural knot tied by women or landsmen" [Smyth, "Sailor's Word-Book," 1867]. Granny Smith apples (1895) named for Maria Ann Smith (d.1870) of Australia, who originated them.

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  • Granny — may refer to:*a slang word for grandmother. *Granny, a Looney Tunes character *Granny, a character on The Beverly Hillbillies played by Irene Ryan *Granny Goodness, a character published by DC Comics *Granny Smith, a type of apple. *Granny… …   Wikipedia

  • granny — smith [ granismis ] n. f. inv. • 1964; mot angl., de Maria Ann Smith dite Granny Smith « mémé Smith » ♦ Anglic. Pomme d un vert éclatant, à chair ferme et acidulée. Des granny smith. Abrév. cour. GRANNY . Des grannys …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Granny — Gran ny, n. A grandmother; a grandam; familiarly, an old woman. [1913 Webster] {Granny s bend}, or {Granny s knot} (Naut.), a kind of insecure knot or hitch; a reef knot crossed the wrong way. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • granny — or grannie [gran′ē] n. pl. grannies Informal 1. a grandmother 2. an old woman 3. any fussy, exacting person ☆ 4. South a midwife adj. of a style like that formerly worn by many elderly women [granny nightgown ]; specif., designating eyeglas …   English World dictionary

  • granny — an affectionate name for grandmother, is spelt y, not ie, although the choice is more open in Scotland. It is spelt with a capital initial (Granny) when used as a form of address in letters etc. The plural form is grannies …   Modern English usage

  • granny — (also grannie) ► NOUN (pl. grannies) informal ▪ one s grandmother …   English terms dictionary

  • Granny D — Infobox Person name = Granny D image size = 150px caption = Granny D with Former US Senator Mike Gravel. birth date = birth date and age|1910|1|24 birth place = Laconia, New Hampshire, United States death date = death place = occupation =… …   Wikipedia

  • Granny — Mémé (Looney Tunes) Cet article a pour sujet le personnage des dessins animés produit par Warner Bros. Pour une définition du mot « granny », voir l’article granny du Wiktionnaire. Mémé (en V.O. Granny) est un personnage des dessins… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • granny — /gran ee/, n., pl. grannies, adj. grannier, granniest for 6. n. 1. Informal. a grandmother. 2. an elderly woman. 3. a fussy person. 4. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a nurse or midwife. 5. See granny knot. adj. 6. of, pertaining to, or thought …   Universalium

  • granny — 1. noun a) A grandmother. Im going to be a granny. b) An elderly woman. There are too many grannies around here getting in the way. 2. adjective …   Wiktionary

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