1. Informal term for grandmother
   "gran always had freshly baked cookies when they visited";
   - grandma, grandmother, granny [Brit], grannie [Brit], nan [Brit, informal], nanna [Brit, informal], grandmama [archaic], grandmamma [archaic], nana [informal], nanny [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: grans

Type of: grandparent

Encyclopedia: Gran, Norway