granny

noun

gran·​ny ˈgra-nē 

variants or grannie

plural grannies

1

a

: grandmother sense 1

b

: a fussy person

2

chiefly Southern US and south Midland US : midwife

Examples of granny in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sara McDaniel, the owner of Simply Southern Cottage, is fortunate to have both her great grandmother’s pie safe and her granny’s dishes in her possession. —Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025

For telco, the pursuit of crushing cybercrime is looking more ingenious by the minute – see 02’s AI granny (aka Daisy), trained in partnership with software engineer Jim Browning. —Katie Baron, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025

September’s British Vogue cover star, Kylie Jenner, wore the epitome of the modern granny cardi while taking high tea recently. —Alice Newbold, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024

This is the natural progression of the 'granny chic' and 'Nancy Meyers' [the writer of the Father of the Bride movies and other romantic comedies] moments. —Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing granny

• granny dress
• granny flat
• granny glasses
• granny knot
• granny panties

Kids Definition

granny

noun

gran·​ny

variants or grannie

ˈgran-ē 

plural grannies

1

: grandmother sense 1

2

: an ankle-length dress usually with long sleeves and a high waist