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[ noun ] the mother of your father or mother

Used in print

(Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)

Bobby_Joe and the boys would come_by , say `` How 's Granny '' ? and sit on the porch a while .

The evaporative_cooler had been moved to Granny 's room , and her door was kept shut ; so that the rest of the house stayed open , though there was a question as to whether it was hotter or cooler that way .

Once_in_a_while they said what a shame it was , with Granny dying , but they all agreed she would n't have wanted it any other way .

Related terms

grandparent nan

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[ noun ] an old woman

Synonyms

matriarch

Related terms

old_woman

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[ noun ] a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure

Synonyms

granny_knot

Related terms

reef_knot

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