granny

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A grandmother. colloquial
    — I'm going to be a granny.
  2. A grand final. Australia,colloquial
    — On the morning of the 'granny', the three Vizards would hop into Godfrey's Dodge and head off towards the MCG.
  3. Any elderly woman, regardless of if she has grandchildren. colloquial
    — That granny over there needs your assistance.
  4. An older ewe that may lure a lamb away from its mother. colloquial
  5. Ellipsis of granny knot. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
    — 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.
动词 v.
  1. To be a grandmother. informal,intransitive
  2. To act like a stereotypical grandmother; to fuss. informal,intransitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Typically or stereotypically old-fashioned, especially in clothing and accessories worn by or associated with elderly women. informal,not-comparable
    — granny dress; granny glasses

词形变化

grannies plural grammy alternative grammy alternative grannies present,singular,third-person grannying participle,present grannied participle,past grannied past grammy alternative grannies plural

词汇关系

衍生词
granny annexe granny-bashing granny cart granny chaser granny chic granny dress granny dumping granny farm granny farming granny flat Grannygate granny gear granny glasses grannyish granny knob granny knot granny lane granny-pop-out-of-bed granny room granny shot granny-sit granny-sitter granny specs granny square granny style granny suite granny tax sun granny granny panties

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English gran(nam)
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English granny
From gran(nam) + -y.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English gran(d)
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English granny
From gran(d) + -y.
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