The difference between Grandma and Granny

When used as nouns, grandma means grandmother, whereas granny means a grandmother.


Granny is also verb with the meaning: to be a grandmother.

Granny is also adjective with the meaning: typically or stereotypically old-fashioned, especially in clothing and accessories worn by or associated with elderly women.

check bellow for the other definitions of Grandma and Granny

  1. Grandma as a noun (informal):

    grandmother

  1. Granny as a noun (colloquial):

    A grandmother.

    Examples:

    "I'm going to be a granny."

  2. Granny as a noun (colloquial, derogatory):

    An elderly woman.

    Examples:

    "There are too many grannies around here getting in the way."

  3. Granny as a noun (knots):

    A .

  4. Granny as a noun (farming, colloquial):

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

  1. Granny as an adjective (informal):

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

    Examples:

    "granny dress''; ''granny glasses"

  1. Granny as a verb (informal, intransitive):

    To be a grandmother.

  2. Granny as a verb (informal, intransitive):

    To act like a stereotypical grandmother; to fuss.

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